# Estes v. Texas, 381 U.S. 532 (1965)

Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute, 1965-06-07

- Address: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/381/532
- Kind: court record
- Last checked: 2026-09-26
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [United States: Texas judge allows televised pretrial hearing in the Billie Sol Estes case; Supreme Court later limits cameras in criminal courtrooms](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1962-us-estes-v-texas-camera-ban)
- [Claim 828: The Supreme Court of the United States heard Estes v. Texas on April 1, 1965, and decided it on June 7, 1965.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/828)
- [Claim 829: A pretrial hearing on cameras in the courtroom, filled with reporters and photographers, was held on September 24, 1962, in Billie Sol Estes's case.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/829)
- [Claim 830: The Supreme Court held that Estes's trial was not conducted consistently with due process and reversed his conviction.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/830)
- [Claim 831: The Supreme Court took the case to decide whether Estes was denied due process by being required to submit to a televised trial.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/831)
- [Claim 832: Judge Otis T. Dunagan told the parties that the most important point in regulating camera coverage was to ensure Estes received a fair and impartial trial.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/832)
- [Claim 833: The Court acknowledged the press's role in informing the public of court proceedings, even as it found the cameras at Estes's hearing had interfered with the trial.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/833)
- [Claim 834: Justice Potter Stewart dissented, warning that the suggestion there are limits on the public's right to know what goes on in the courts caused him deep concern.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/834)

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