El Vocero de Puerto Rico v. Puerto Rico (1993) said closed preliminary
trial hearings in Puerto Rico violated the First Amendment, as in the
United States.
Estes v. Texas (1965) overturned a conviction based on the presence of
cameras in the courtroom and explored relations between the First Amendment
and the right to a fair trial.
In Gannett Co. v. DePasquale, the Supreme Court ruled that trials closed to
the press and public were a violation of neither the First nor Sixth
Amendment.
In Houchins v. KQED (1978), the Supreme Court said that First Amendment
freedom of the press did not give the press an unlimited right to gather
information.
In Pell v. Procunier (1974), the Court upheld a ban on face-to-face media
interviews with inmates, rejecting arguments that it interfered with First
Amendment rights.
In Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia (1980), the Supreme Court ruled
that the First Amendment generally prohibits closing criminal trial
proceedings to the public.
In Saxbe v. Washington Post Co. (1974), the Supreme Court established that
the press has no general First Amendment right to interview specific prison
inmates.
Seattle Times v. Rhinehart (1984) said that an order prohibiting a
newspaper from publishing material it received during a lawsuit discovery
did not violate the First Amendment.
Sheppard v. Maxwell (1966), which involved a murder trial, epitomized how a
circus-like “media” trial can pit First Amendment freedom against the right
to a fair trial.
In Sherrill v. Knight (1977), a circuit court said the First Amendment
limited the right of the White House to arbitrarily deny a press pass to a
journalist.
In Wilson v. Layne (1999), the Supreme Court balanced First and Fourth
Amendment rights and found that allowing media into homes on police
ride-alongs was illegal.
