Summary

Just as the government needs a free press to hold it accountable, the press itself must be accountable both for basic principles of privacy of citizens and the government's need for confidentiality. The Supreme Court has many times been called upon to determine the balance of these critical interests. Intended for U.S. history and political science students, this eBook contains concise, straightforward summaries, analyzing and explaining groundbreaking court cases on the issue of freedom of the press.

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eBook

About the Author(s)

Richard A. Leiter is the Director and Professor of Law at the Schmid Law Library at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. His book National Survey of State Laws is widely held by library reference collections and was named "An Outstanding Resource" by the New York Public Library.

The late Roy M. Mersky was the Harry M. Reasoner Regents Chair in Law, director of legal research, and law librarian at the Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin. Mersky's previous books include Fundamentals of Legal Research and Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee.