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Legal Citation: 427 U.S. 539 (1976)

Petitioner
Nebraska Press Association

Respondent
Judge Hugh Stuart

Petitioner's Claim
The gag order violates freedom of press.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr.

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Harold Mosher, Assistant Attorney General of Nebraska

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger (writing for the Court), Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
30 June 1976

Decision
Reversed the gag order.

Significance
The Court decided that allowing the press to report events surrounding the trial would not interfere...