Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1978-05-01

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Me. Justice Stewaet, concurring in the judgment. Virginia has enacted a law making it a criminal offense for “any person” to divulge confidential information about proceedings before its Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission. I cannot agree with the Court that this Virginia law violates the Constitution. There could hardly be a higher governmental interest than a State’s interest in the q…

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