Florida Star v. B.J.F.

“Case Brief of the Case the Florida Star v. B.J.F., 491 U.S. 524 (1989) 109 S.Ct. 2603”
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“Case Brief of the Case the Florida Star v. B.J.F., 491 U.S. 524 (1989) 109 S.Ct. 2603
Issue (s)”
The issue was whether the newspaper's civil sanction agreed with the First Amendment.
Rules
The laws stipulate that if a given publication lawfully acquires accurate data regarding a matter of public record, tribunals should not penalize it if it lacks a compelling need to advance the utmost state interest.
Application. The particular court had to look at the three-pronged test provided by the law. First, it had to ascertain whether the newspaper lawfully obtained its published information; then, it had t...