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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 24 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Co..

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1 Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Co. Anchor
scotus · 1979
green “if a newspaper lawfully obtains truthful information about a matter of public significance then state officials may not constitutionally punish publication of the information, absent a need to further a state interest of the highest order.” 13
2 Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
scotus · 1975
green “at the very least, the first and fourteenth amendments will not allow exposing the press to liability for truthfully publishing information released to the public in official court records.” 11

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