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UNITED REPORTING PUB. v. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL

No. 97-55111.

146 F.3d 1133 (1998)

UNITED REPORTING PUBLISHING CORP., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, Defendant, and Los Angeles Police Department, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byron R. Boeckman, James K. Hahn, Fredrick N. Merkin, City Attorneys, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellant Los Angeles Police Department.

Guylyn R. Cummins, Ben P. Jones, Gray, Cary, Ware & Freidenrich, San Diego, California, for plaintiff-appellee United Reporting.

Before: FARRIS, O'SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether a state regulation that prohibits the release of arrest information for commercial purposes violates the First Amendment.

I

Prior to July 1, 1996, California Government Code § 6254 provided that "state and local law enforcement agencies shall make public ... [t]he full name, current address, and occupation of every individual arrested by the agency." Cal. Gov.Code § 6254(f). This provision...

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