Miami Herald Publishing Co. V. Tornillo

Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974) was a United States Supreme Court case that overturned a Florida state law requiring newspapers to allow equal access to political candidates in the case of a political editorial or endorsement content. In effect, it reaffirmed the constitutional principle of freedom of the press (detailed in the First Amendment) and prevented state governments from controlling the content of the press.

The Bench

The makeup of the supreme court and their opinions were:

Opinion

Concurring Opinion

  1. Written by: Justice White
  2. Written by: Justice Brennan
  • Joined by: Justice Rehnquist

Dissenting

The Court's decision was unanimous.

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