Butterworth v. Smith (1990)

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https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/butterworth-v-smith/

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2026-09-26

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• United States Supreme Court strikes down Florida law barring a reporter from discussing his own grand jury testimony
• Claim 754: Michael Smith was a reporter for the Charlotte Herald-News in Charlotte County, Florida.
• 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.

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