Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo
1974 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo,[lower-alpha 1] 418 U.S. 241 (1974), was a seminal First Amendment ruling at the United States Supreme Court.[2] The Supreme Court overturned a Florida state law that required newspapers to offer equal space to political candidates who wished to respond to election-related editorials or endorsements. That law was found to be an unconstitutional restriction of freedom of the press under the First Amendment.[3]
Quick Facts Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Pat Tornillo, Argued April 17, 1974 Decided June 25, 1974 ...
Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Pat Tornillo | |
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Argued April 17, 1974 Decided June 25, 1974 | |
Full case name | Miami Herald Publishing Company, Division of Knight Newspapers, Incorporated v. Tornillo |
Citations | 418 U.S. 241 (more) 94 S. Ct. 2831; 41 L. Ed. 2d 730; 1974 U.S. LEXIS 86; 1 Media L. Rep. 1898 |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeal from the Supreme Court of Florida |
Holding | |
A Florida law requiring newspapers to allow equal access to political candidates in the case of a political editorial or endorsement content is unconstitutional. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Burger, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Brennan, joined by Rehnquist |
Concurrence | White |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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