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Claim

Claim 746

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered an order enjoining Cable News Network from broadcasting taped communications between Manuel Noriega, a defendant in a pending criminal proceeding, and his defense counsel.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered an order enjoining Cable News Network from broadcasting taped communications between Manuel Noriega, a defendant in a pending criminal proceeding, and his defense counsel.
Field
action
Value
Court enjoins CNN from broadcasting Noriega tapes
About
incident 1990-us-cnn-noriega-prior-restraint
Source
Cable News Network, Inc. v. Noriega, 498 U.S. 976 (1990)
Publisher
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
Method
court record
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1990-11-18

Quotation from the source

The District Court in this case entered an order enjoining petitioner Cable News Network (CNN) from broadcasting taped communications between respondent Manuel Noriega, a defendant in a pending criminal proceeding, and his counsel.