Legal Opinion
In re Adjudge the Providence Journal Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 31, 1986No. 86-1336PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents an apparent conflict between two fundamental legal principles: the hallowed First Amendment principle that the press shall not be subjected to prior restraints; the other, the sine qua non of orderly government, that, until modified or vacated, a court order must be obeyed. The district court adjudged the defendants/appellants, the Providence Journal Company and its executive editor, Charles M. Hauser, (collectively referred to as the “Journal”) guilty of criminal contempt. The Journal admits that it violated the order but argues that the order was a…
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