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Case Overview

Legal Principle at Issue

Whether a citation for contempt of court could, consistent with the First Amendment, be upheld against a Corpus Christi newspaper which published critical news and commentary about a pending court case, even if that information was not entirely true.

Action

Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.

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