| Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Pat Tornillo | |
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| Argued April 17, 1974 Decided June 25, 1974 | |
| Full case name | Miami Herald Publishing Company, Division of Knight Newspapers, Incorporated v. Tornillo |
| Citations | 418 U.S. 241 (more) 94 S. Ct. 2831; 41 L. Ed. 2d 730; 1974 U.S. LEXIS 86; 1 Media L. Rep. 1898 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from the Supreme Court of Florida |
| Holding | |
| A Florida law requiring newspapers to allow equal access to political candidates in the case of a political editorial or endorsement content is unconstitutional. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Burger, joined by unanimous |
| Concurrence | Brennan, joined by Rehnquist |
| Concurrence | White |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo,[a] 418 U.S. 241 (1974), was a seminal First Amendment ruling by the United States Supreme Court.[2] The Supreme Court overturned a Florida state law that required newspapers to offer equal space to political candidates who wished to respond to election-related editorials or endorsements. The Supreme Court ruled that law was an unconstitutional restriction of freedom of the press under the First Amendment.[3]
- ^ Savage, Charlie (February 26, 2024). "Supreme Court Seems Open to Tech Companies' Challenge to Social Media Laws".
The justices keep calling the landmark newspaper case 'Tor NEE yo.' As someone who covered the Miami teachers union chief Pat Tornillo early in my career, when I was the Miami Herald's education beat reporter, I can attest that he pronounced his name 'Tor NIL lo.'
- ^ Dennis Hevesi (February 2, 2010). "Dan Paul, 85, leading lawyer for press freedom". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 US 241 (1974).
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