ABSTRACT
The Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press has a state-by-state database of rules governing press access, called the Open Courts Compendium, on its website. The press doesn't have a right to contact jurors during a court proceeding. Courts have recognized that certain intimate details about people, even though true, may be "off limits" to the press and public. Publishing detailed information about a private person's sexual conduct, medical condition or educational records might result in legal trouble. The First Amendment prohibits prior restraint of publication; a reporter or publication cannot be barred from making a story public. The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) in Emeryville, California holds its reporters to strict ethical standards. CIR/Reveal editors may improve the technical quality of a recording, video or photograph but must ensure reproduction comes as close as possible to what actually occurred.
