# Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart, 427 U.S. 539 (1976)

Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, 1976-06-30

- Address: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/427/539
- Kind: court record
- Last checked: 2026-09-26
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [United States judge bars the press from reporting a murder suspect's confession before trial](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1975-us-nebraska-press-v-stuart-restrictive-order)
- [Claim 797: Police found six members of the Kellie family murdered in their home in Sutherland, Nebraska, a town of about 850 people, on the evening of October 18, 1975.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/797)
- [Claim 798: Police released the description of suspect Erwin Charles Simants to reporters who had gone to the scene of the crime.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/798)
- [Claim 799: On October 27, 1975, the District Court of Lincoln County, Nebraska, replaced the county court's order with its own restrictive order barring reporting on the case.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/799)
- [Claim 800: Judge Stuart found that the nature of the crimes charged created a clear and present danger that pretrial publicity could impinge on the defendant's right to a fair trial.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/800)
- [Claim 801: The order specifically barred news organizations from reporting five subjects, including the existence or contents of Simants's confession, which had already been introduced in open court.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/801)
- [Claim 802: The Supreme Court of the United States held that the heavy burden required to justify a prior restraint on publication had not been met, and it reversed the Nebraska Supreme Court's judgment.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/802)

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