Nebraska Press Ass'n v. Stuart

Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 19, 1976 Decided June 30, 1976
Full case name	Nebraska Press Association v. Hugh Stuart, Judge, District Court of Lincoln County, Nebraska et al.
Citations	427 U.S. 539 (more) 96 S. Ct. 2791; 49 L. Ed. 2d 683; 1976 U.S. LEXIS 17
Holding
Prior restraints by courts on 1st Amendment freedom of the press rights are permissible only when there is no less restrictive way to protect the right to a fair trial under the 6th Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Thurgood Marshall Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr. William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
Majority	Burger, joined by White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist
Concurrence	Brennan, joined by Stewart, Marshall
Concurrence	White
Concurrence	Powell
Concurrence	Stevens
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I

Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart, 427 U.S. 539 (1976), was a landmark Supreme Court of the United States decision in which the Court held unconstitutional prior restraints on media coverage during criminal trials.