ELKINGTON, J.
Involved in this appeal is the relationship between the First Amendment rights of free speech and free press, and a court's power to punish as contempt the placing of a newspaper advertisement relating to a pending criminal trial by jury.
The City of Eureka by ordinance had imposed a transient occupancy tax on motels and hotels. The tax was locally known as the "Bed Tax," and it was the subject of continuing and widespread discussion in the community...
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