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SAXBE v. WASHINGTON POST CO.

No. 73-1265.

417 U.S. 843 (1974)

94 S.Ct. 2811

41 L.Ed.2d 514

SAXBE, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL. v. WASHINGTON POST CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 24, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Bork argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Acting Assistant Attorney General Jaffe, Edmund W. Kitch, and Leonard Schaitman.

Joseph A. Califano, Jr., argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Charles H. Wilson, Jr., and Richard M. Cooper.*

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

The respondents, a major metropolitan newspaper and one of its reporters, initiated this litigation to challenge the constitutionality of ¶ 4b (6) of Policy Statement 1220.1A of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.1 At the time that the case was in the District Court and the Court of Appeals, this regulation prohibited any personal interviews...

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