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Supreme Court Holds No Special Access to Prisoners for Media

The U.S. Supreme Court held that reporters have no more right of access to individual prisoners than does the general public. Action was brought against Federal Bureau of Prisons by the Washington Post newspaper alleging the Bureau's ban on media interviews with specific prisoners violated their First Amendment rights. A ...

 

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