# Claim 758

The First Amendment Encyclopedia said the Supreme Court ruled that states may not prohibit grand jury witnesses from disclosing their own testimony after the grand jury's term has expired.

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

- Statement: The First Amendment Encyclopedia said the Supreme Court ruled that states may not prohibit grand jury witnesses from disclosing their own testimony after the grand jury's term has expired.
- Field: status
- Value: Encyclopedia summary of the Supreme Court ruling
- 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 (1990). https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/butterworth-v-smith/
- Publisher: The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2009

## Quotation from the source

> the Supreme Court ruled that states may not prohibit grand jury witnesses from disclosing their testimony after the grand jury term has expired.

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