Legal Opinion
Patriarca v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided March 25, 1986No. Civ. A. No. 85-0707B. Misc. No. 86-003BPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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FRANCIS J. BOYLE, Chief Judge.
The Defendant Providence Journal Company (hereinafter “the Journal”) was directed to show cause why it was not in contempt of a temporary restraining order entered by the Court on November 13, 1985. The order directed that the Journal not publish information collected more than twenty years ago in violation of the Fourth Amendment rights of Plaintiff Raymond J. Patriarca. At issue are three fundamental constitutional principles: (1) freedom of the press;- (2) the right of the people to be secure in their persons, homes, papers and effects under the Fourth…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In the Matter of Application to Adjudge the Providence Journal Company and Its Executive Editor, Charles M. Hauser, in Criminal Contempt. Appeal of Providence Journal Company and Charles HauserCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Patriarca v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1986
- In re Adjudge the Providence Journal Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986