Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn

Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn (1975) was a U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the issue of privacy versus free speech. The case involved a television station that aired the name of a rape victim, which was publicly available from court records. The victim's father sued the station for emotional distress. The Court ruled in favor of Cox Broadcasting, asserting that the First Amendment protects the publication of truthful information from public records, emphasizing the importance of free speech in a democratic society while balancing the concerns of personal privacy.