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Legal Citation: 424 U.S. 693 (1976)

Petitioner
Edgar Paul

Respondent
Edward Charles Davis III

Petitioner's Claim
A published flyer which contained the name and picture of the respondent who was charged (but not convicted) for "shoplifting" did not violate privacy as provided by Fourteenth Amendment due process guarantees.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Carson P. Potter

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Daniel T. Taylor

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Potter Stewart

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Byron R. White (John Paul Stevens did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
23 March 1976

Decision
Deprivation of...