MIAMI HERALD PUBLISHING CO. v. TORNILLO

No. 73-797.

418 U.S. 241 (1974)

MIAMI HERALD PUBLISHING CO., DIVISION OF KNIGHT NEWSPAPERS, INC. v. TORNILLO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 25, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. S. Paul argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were James W. Beasley, Jr., and Richard M. Schmidt, Jr.

Jerome A. Barron argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Tobias Simon and Elizabeth duFresne.*


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case is whether a state statute granting a political candidate a right to equal space to reply to criticism and attacks on his record by a newspaper violates the guarantees of a free press.

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In the fall of 1972, appellee, Executive Director of the Classroom Teachers Association, apparently a teachers' collective-bargaining agent...

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