# Claim 756

The Court said the ban's impact on Smith's ability to make a truthful public statement was dramatic, since he had been free before testifying to speak about matters of public concern but believed he could no longer communicate that information.

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

- Statement: The Court said the ban's impact on Smith's ability to make a truthful public statement was dramatic, since he had been free before testifying to speak about matters of public concern but believed he could no longer communicate that information.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Ban had a dramatic effect on Smith
- About: [incident 1990-us-butterworth-v-smith-grand-jury-secrecy](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1990-us-butterworth-v-smith-grand-jury-secrecy)
- Source: Butterworth v. Smith, 494 U.S. 624 (1990). https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0494_0624_ZO.html
- Publisher: Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
- Method: court record
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: high
- Status: current
- Source date: 1990-03-21

## Quotation from the source

> The ban's impact on Smith's ability to make a truthful public statement is dramatic. Here, Smith, who before testifying was free to speak about information he possessed on matters of admitted public concern, believes that he is no longer free to communicate this information.

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