Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
COX BROADCASTING CORP. v. COHN 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
In Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn the Supreme Court held that broadcasting the name of a rape victim, derived from public court documents open to public inspection, could not constitutionally be made the basis for civil liability. The Court left open the questions whether liability could be imposed for a similar broadcast if the name had been obtained in an improper fashion, or if the name had not been directly derived from the public record, or if the name had not appeared in a public record open to public inspection, or if the public record were inaccurate.
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(1986)
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