Libel and privacy (false light): Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Libel and privacy (false light),” part of the First Amendment area.

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All 7 decisions, newest first

• Bartnicki v. VopperLaw held unconstitutional
  532 U.S. 514Decided May 21, 20016–3John Paul Stevens
• The Florida Star v. B. J. F.Law held unconstitutional
  491 U.S. 524Decided June 21, 19896–3Thurgood Marshall
• Nixon v. Administrator of General Services
  433 U.S. 425Decided June 28, 19777–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.
  433 U.S. 562Decided June 28, 19775–4Byron R. White
• Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnLaw held unconstitutional
  420 U.S. 469Decided March 3, 19758–1Byron R. White
• Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing Co.
  419 U.S. 245Decided December 18, 19748–1Potter Stewart
• Time, Inc. v. Hill
  385 U.S. 374Decided January 9, 19675–4William J. Brennan Jr.

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error