# Claim 750

The Eleventh Circuit panel held that Cable News Network had to immediately produce the tapes to the District Court so it could weigh the competing constitutional interests, rather than being cleared to broadcast them.

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

- Statement: The Eleventh Circuit panel held that Cable News Network had to immediately produce the tapes to the District Court so it could weigh the competing constitutional interests, rather than being cleared to broadcast them.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Appeals court ordered tapes produced, not broadcast
- About: [incident 1990-us-cnn-noriega-prior-restraint](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1990-us-cnn-noriega-prior-restraint)
- Source: United States v. Noriega, 917 F.2d 1543 (11th Cir. 1990). https://static.case.law/f2d/917/cases/1543-01.json
- Publisher: Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab
- Method: court record
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 1990-11-10

## Quotation from the source

> The foregoing analysis compels the conclusion that the First Amendment interests of the press and the public will be best served by immediate production of the tapes held by CNN so that the District Court can conduct the difficult balancing of constitutional rights required under these circumstances

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