Chapte r 11 Press and Public Access to the Judicial Processes, Records, Places, and Meetings

The First Amendment protects the press in two important areas. First, the government  cannot  interfere with  the publication of material  except under unusual  circumstances such as when national security is at stake. Second, publishers generally  do not have to fear criminal sanctions. However, the U.S. Supreme Court has never  explicitly recognized a First Amendment right to gather information.