# Butterworth v. Smith (1990)

The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University, 2009

- Address: https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/butterworth-v-smith/
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-26
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [United States Supreme Court strikes down Florida law barring a reporter from discussing his own grand jury testimony](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1990-us-butterworth-v-smith-grand-jury-secrecy)
- [Claim 754: Michael Smith was a reporter for the Charlotte Herald-News in Charlotte County, Florida.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/754)
- [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.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/758)

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