United States Sixth Circuit

An injunction, which prevented a journalist from disclosing information in registration records of private security guards working at the site of an ongoing labor dispute, was an improper prior restraint on speech.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/19/2002
• Decided 07/09/2002
• Published 07/09/2002

Judges

• Before:  SILER and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  HEYBURN, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey P. Hastings, Kenneth F. Affeldt, Office of Atty. General, Cleveland, OH, for Ohio Dept. of Commerce., Robert Weinberg (briefed), Philip Hostak (argued and briefed), Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, DC, Mark A. Rock, Timothy J. Gallagher, Schwarzwald, Rock & McNair, Cleveland, OH, for Michael J. Betzold.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel A. Richards, Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Howley, Cleveland, OH, Adam P. Hall (argued and briefed), Matthew C. Blickensderfer (briefed), Thomas D. Amrine (briefed), Frost, Brown & Todd, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellees.