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HOUCHINS v. KQED, INC.

No. 76-1310.

438 U.S. 1 (1978)

HOUCHINS, SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA v. KQED, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelvin H. Booty, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Richard J. Moore.

William Bennett Turner argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit III, and Stanley A. Bass.*

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which MR. JUSTICE WHITE and MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST joined.

The question presented is whether the news media have a constitutional right of access to a county jail, over and above that of other persons, to interview inmates and make sound recordings, films, and photographs for publication and broadcasting by newspapers, radio, and television.

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