SEATTLE TIMES CO. v. RHINEHART

No. 82-1721.

467 U.S. 20 (1984)

SEATTLE TIMES CO., DBA THE SEATTLE TIMES, ET AL. v. RHINEHART ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 21, 1984


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan L. Schwab argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were P. Cameron DeVore and Bruce E. H. Johnson.

Malcolm L. Edwards argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Charles K. Wiggins.*


JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents the issue whether parties to civil litigation have a First Amendment right to disseminate, in advance of trial, information gained through the pretrial discovery process.

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Respondent Rhinehart is the spiritual leader of a religious group, the Aquarian Foundation. The Foundation has fewer than 1,000 members, most of whom live in the State of Washington. Aquarian beliefs include...

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