Appeals court throws out newsstand regulation

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The US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit struck down in Graff v. City of Chicago a municipal ordinance giving city officials unrestricted power over permits for newsstands. The court held that the city's licensing procedures were a prior restraint on speech and did not allow judicial review of decisions. The court prohibited the enforcement of the ordinance.

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Gag orders on press coverage of juvenile trial invalidated

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An Arkansas Supreme Court ruling in Arkansas Democrat-Gazette v. Zimmerman determing that the state interest in preserving juvenile defendants' rights did not justify violating the First Amendment is discussed. The court ruled that a juvenile court must revise gag orders which constituted a prior restraint on the media.

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Media must attempt to intervene before appealing closure orders

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The Virginia Supreme Court ruled in Hertz v. Times-World Corp. that the press must file a motion to intervene in protest of a judge's closure of the courtroom before requesting that an appellate court reverse the trial judge.

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