Legal Opinion
Washington Post Co. v. Kleindienst
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 12, 1972No. Civ. A. 467-72PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GESELL, District Judge.
This complaint seeks injunctive and declaratory relief. Plaintiffs, a newspaper and one of its experienced reporters, sought permission to interview certain prisoners at two federal penitentiaries: Lewisburg and Danbury. Defendant Carlson denied this request, relying on the Bureau of Prisons’ Policy Statement of February 11, 1972, which flatly prohibits any interviews of prisoners subject to control of the Bureau, regardless of the reason for the request or the prisoner’s status or offense. 1 Plaintiffs claim that this flat prohibition of the policy…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Saxbe v. Washington Post Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Berrigan v. SiglerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. Periodical Correspondents' Ass'nDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1973
- Hillery v. ProcunierDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1974
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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