florida star argued march decided june appellant florida star newspaper publishes police reports section containing brief articles describing local criminal incidents police investigation appellee reported sheriff department department robbed sexually assaulted department prepared report identified full name placed department pressroom department restrict access room reports available star sent pressroom copied police report verbatim including full name consequently name included police reports story paper violation star internal policy florida stat makes unlawful print publish broadcast instrument mass communication name victim sexual offense filed suit florida alleging inter alia star negligently violated trial denied star motion dismiss claimed among things imposing civil sanctions newspaper pursuant violated first amendment however granted motion directed verdict issue negligence finding star per se negligent based violation jury awarded compensatory punitive damages verdict upheld appeal held imposing damages star publishing name violates first amendment pp sensitivity significance interests presented clashes first amendment privacy rights counsels rely limited principles sweep broadly appropriate context instant case rather accept invitations hold broadly truthful publication may never punished consistent first amendment publication rape victim name never enjoys constitutional protection one principle newspaper lawfully obtains truthful information matter public significance state officials may constitutionally punish publication information absent need state interest highest order smith daily mail publishing applied instant case daily mail principle commands reversal pp star lawfully obtain ed truthful information actual news article accurate star lawfully obtained name government fact state officials required disclose reports sheriff department apparently failed fulfill obligation cause allow name published make unlawful star received information florida taken steps proscribe receipt government ample means safeguard information less drastic punishing truthful publication furthermore clear news article generally opposed specific identity contained involved matter public significance commission investigation violent crime reported authorities pp imposing liability star serve need state interest highest order although interests protecting privacy safety sexual assault victims encouraging report offenses without fear exposure highly significant imposing liability star case precipitous means advancing interests since star obtained information sheriff department failed abide policy imposition damages hardly said narrowly tailored means safeguarding anonymity especially likely result imposition liability newspaper gains access information government news release moreover negligence per se standard adopted courts permit findings disclosure one reasonable person find offensive scienter requirement kind addition facial underinclusiveness prohibits publication instrument mass communication prohibit spread victims names means raises serious doubts whether florida serving interests specified state must demonstrate commitment extraordinary measure punishing truthful publication name privacy applying prohibition evenhandedly smalltime disseminator media giant pp marshall delivered opinion brennan blackmun stevens kennedy joined scalia filed opinion concurring part concurring judgment post white filed dissenting opinion rehnquist joined post george rahdert argued cause filed briefs appellant joel eaton argued cause filed brief appellee briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed american newspaper publishers association et al richard ovelmen terry maguire gary pruitt paul levine laura besvinick gregg thomas reporters committee freedom press et al jane kirtley robert brinkmann laurent scharff ronald zumbrun anthony caso filed brief pacific legal foundation amicus curiae urging affirmance justice marshall delivered opinion florida stat makes unlawful print publish broadcast instrument mass communication name victim sexual offense pursuant statute appellant florida star found civilly liable publishing name rape victim obtained publicly released police report issue presented whether result comports first amendment hold florida star weekly newspaper serves community jacksonville florida average circulation approximately copies regular feature newspaper police reports section section typically two three pages length contains brief articles describing local criminal incidents police investigation october appellee reported duval county florida sheriff department department robbed sexually assaulted unknown assailant department prepared report incident identified full name department placed report pressroom department restrict access either pressroom reports made available therein florida star sent pressroom copied police report verbatim including full name blank duplicate department forms florida star reporter prepared article crime derived entirely trainee copy police report article included full name appeared robberies subsection police reports section october one police blotter stories day edition article read reported thursday october crossing brentwood park block golfair boulevard enroute bus stop unknown black man ran behind lady placed knife neck told yell suspect undressed lady sexual intercourse fleeing scene cents timex watch gold necklace patrol efforts suspended concerning incident lack evidence september filed suit circuit duval county department florida star alleging parties negligently violated see supra trial department settled florida star moved dismiss claiming inter alia imposing civil sanctions newspaper pursuant violated first amendment trial judge rejected motion app ensuing daylong trial testified suffered emotional distress publication name stated heard article fellow workers acquaintances mother received several threatening phone calls man stated rape events forced change phone number residence seek police protection obtain mental health counseling defense florida star put forth evidence indicating newspaper learned name incident report released department newspaper violation internal rule publishing names sexual offense victims inadvertent close case close defense florida star moved directed verdict occasions trial judge denied motions ruled bench constitutional reflected proper balance first amendment privacy rights applied narrow set rather sensitive criminal offenses app rejecting first motion see rejecting second motion close newspaper defense judge granted motion directed verdict issue negligence finding newspaper per se negligent based upon violation ruling left jury consider questions causation damages judge instructed jury award punitive damages found newspaper acted reckless indifference rights others jury awarded compensatory damages punitive damages actual damages award judge set settlement department first district appeal affirmed per curiam opinion paragraph devoted florida star first amendment claim stated directed verdict properly entered rape victim name private nature published matter law citing doe florida television app omitted florida denied discretionary review florida star appealed noted probable jurisdiction reverse ii tension right first amendment accords free press one hand protections various statutes doctrines accord personal privacy publication truthful information subject addressed several times recent years decisions cases involving government attempts sanction accurate dissemination information invasive privacy however exhaustively considered conflict contrary although decisions without exception upheld press right publish emphasized time resolving conflict arose discrete factual context parties case frame contentions light trilogy cases presented different contexts conflict truthful reporting privacy interests cox broadcasting cohn found unconstitutional civil damages award entered television station broadcasting name victim station obtained courthouse records oklahoma publishing oklahoma county district found unconstitutional state pretrial order enjoining media publishing name photograph boy connection juvenile proceeding involving child reporters attended finally smith daily mail publishing found unconstitutional indictment two newspapers violating state statute forbidding newspapers publish without written approval juvenile name youth charged juvenile offender papers learned shooting monitoring police band radio frequency obtained name alleged juvenile assailant witnesses police local prosecutor appellant takes position case indistinguishable cox broadcasting brief appellant alternatively urges decisions trilogy cases held right press publish truth overcame asserted interests personal privacy distilled yield broader first amendment principle press may never punished civilly criminally publishing truth appellee counters privacy trilogy inapposite case private information already appeared public record brief appellee privacy interests stake far less profound present case see alternative appellee urges cox broadcasting overruled replaced categorical rule publication name rape victim never enjoys constitutional protection tr oral arg conclude imposing damages appellant publishing name violates first amendment although either reasons appellant urges despite strong resemblance case bears cox broadcasting case fairly read controlling name rape victim case obtained courthouse records open public inspection fact justice white opinion repeatedly noted noting special protected nature accurate reports judicial proceedings emphasis added see also significantly one reasons gave cox broadcasting invalidating challenged damages award important role press plays subjecting trials public scrutiny thereby helping guarantee fairness role directly compromised information question comes police report prepared disseminated time adversarial criminal proceedings begun suspect identified need accept appellant invitation hold broadly truthful publication may never punished consistent first amendment cases carefully eschewed reaching ultimate question mindful future may bring scenarios prudence counsels resolving anticipatorily see near minnesota ex rel olson hypothesizing publication sailing dates transports number location troops see also garrison louisiana endorsing absolute defense truth discussion public affairs concerned leaving unsettled constitutional implications truthfulness discrete area purely private libels landmark communications virginia time hill indeed cox broadcasting pointedly refused answer even less sweeping question whether truthful publications may ever subjected civil criminal liability invading area privacy defined state respecting fact press freedom privacy rights plainly rooted traditions significant concerns society instead focused less sweeping issue whether state may impose sanctions accurate publication name rape victim obtained public records specifically judicial records maintained connection public prosecution open public inspection ibid continue believe sensitivity significance interests presented clashes first amendment privacy rights counsel relying limited principles sweep broadly appropriate context instant case view case appropriately analyzed reference limited first amendment principle one fact articulated daily mail synthesis prior cases involving attempts punish truthful publication newspaper lawfully obtains truthful information matter public significance state officials may constitutionally punish publication information absent need state interest highest order according press ample protection provided principle supported least three separate considerations addition course overarching public interest secured constitution dissemination truth cox broadcasting supra quoting garrison supra omitted cases daily mail synthesis relied demonstrate considerations first daily mail formulation protects publication information newspaper lawfully obtain ed government retains ample means safeguarding significant interests upon publication may impinge including protecting rape victim anonymity extent sensitive information rests private hands government may circumstances forbid nonconsensual acquisition thereby bringing outside daily mail principle publication information acquired extent sensitive information government custody even greater power forestall mitigate injury caused release government may classify certain information establish enforce procedures ensuring redacted release extend damages remedy government officials government mishandling sensitive information leads dissemination information entrusted government less drastic means punishing truthful publication almost always exists guarding dissemination private facts see landmark communications supra uch risk disclosure sensitive information regarding judicial disciplinary proceedings eliminated careful internal procedures protect confidentiality commission proceedings oklahoma publishing noting trial judge failure avail opportunity provided state statute close juvenile hearing public including members press later broadcast juvenile defendant name cox broadcasting supra privacy interests protected judicial proceedings must respond means avoid public documentation exposure private information second consideration undergirding daily mail principle fact punishing press dissemination information already publicly available relatively unlikely advance interests service state seeks act course always case information lawfully acquired press known accessible others government made certain information publicly available highly anomalous sanction persons source release noted anomaly cox broadcasting placing information public domain official records state must presumed concluded public interest thereby served daily mail formulation reflects fact limited set cases indeed despite accessibility public certain information meaningful public interest served restricting release entities like press daily mail observed summary oklahoma publishing truthful information publicly revealed public domain constitutionally restrain dissemination third final consideration timidity may result allowing media punished publishing certain truthful information cox broadcasting supra cox broadcasting noted concern overdeterrence context information made public official records fear excessive media applicable well information released without qualification government contrary rule depriving protection rely government implied representations lawfulness dissemination force upon media onerous obligation sifting government press releases reports pronouncements prune material arguably unlawful publication situation inhere even newspaper sole object reproduce substantial change government rendition event question applied instant case daily mail principle clearly commands reversal first inquiry whether newspaper lawfully obtain ed truthful information matter public significance undisputed news article describing assault accurate addition appellant lawfully obtained name appellee argument contrary based fact florida law police reports reveal identity victim sexual offense among matters public record public law entitled inspect brief appellee citing stat fact state officials required disclose reports make unlawful newspaper receive furnished government fact department apparently failed fulfill obligation cause allow published name sexual offense victim make newspaper ensuing receipt information unlawful even assuming constitution permitted state proscribe receipt information florida taken step clear furthermore news article concerned matter public significance sense daily mail synthesis prior cases used term article generally opposed specific identity contained within involved matter paramount public import commission investigation violent crime reported authorities see cox broadcasting supra article identifying victim oklahoma publishing oklahoma county district article identifying juvenile alleged committed murder daily mail supra cf landmark communications virginia article identifying judges whose conduct investigated second inquiry whether imposing liability appellant pursuant serves need state interest highest order daily mail appellee argues rule punishing publication furthers three closely related interests privacy victims sexual offenses physical safety victims may targeted retaliation names become known assailants goal encouraging victims crimes report offenses without fear exposure brief appellee time daily reminded tragic reality rape undeniable highly significant interests fact underscored florida legislature explicit attempt protect interests enacting criminal statute prohibiting much dissemination victim identities accordingly rule possibility proper case imposing civil sanctions publication name rape victim might overwhelmingly necessary advance interests satisfy daily mail standard three independent reasons however imposing liability publication circumstances case precipitous means advancing interests convince us need within meaning daily mail formulation florida take extreme step cf landmark communications supra invalidating penalty publication despite state expressed interest reflected statute prohibiting unauthorized divulging names judges investigation first manner appellant obtained identifying information question noted government provides information media appropriate assume government failed utilize far limited means guarding dissemination extreme step punishing truthful speech assumption richly borne case identity never come light erroneous inadvertent inclusion department full name incident report made available pressroom open public florida policy disclosure rape victims identities reflected undercut department failure abide policy government failed police disseminating information clear cox broadcasting oklahoma publishing landmark communications imposition damages press subsequent publication hardly said narrowly tailored means safeguarding anonymity see supra government placed information public domain reliance must rest upon judgment decide publish broadcast cox broadcasting hopes restitution must rest upon willingness government compensate victims loss privacy protect consequences mishandling information victims provided confidence appellant gained access information question government news release makes especially likely liability imposed result reliance news release paradigmatically routine newspaper reporting techniqu daily mail supra government issuance release without qualification convey recipients government considered dissemination lawful indeed expected recipients disseminate information appellant merely reproduced news release prepared released department imposing civil damages surely violate first amendment fact appellant converted police report news story adding linguistic connecting tissue necessary transform report facts full sentences change result second problem florida imposition liability publication broad sweep negligence per se standard applied civil cause action implied unlike claims based tort invasion privacy see restatement second torts civil actions based require findings disclosure fact person private life one reasonable person find highly offensive contrary per se theory negligence adopted courts liability follows automatically publication regardless whether identity victim already known throughout community whether victim voluntarily called public attention offense whether identity victim otherwise become reasonable subject public concern perhaps questions arisen whether victim fabricated assault particular person scienter requirement kind engendering perverse result truthful publications challenged pursuant cause action less protected first amendment even least protected defamatory falsehoods involving purely private figures liability evaluated standard usually applied jury ordinary negligence see gertz robert welch previously noted impermissibility categorical prohibitions upon media access important first amendment interests stake see globe newspaper superior norfolk county invalidating state statute providing categorical exclusion public trials sexual offenses involving juvenile victims individualized adjudication less indispensable state seeking safeguard anonymity crime victims sets face publication names third finally facial underinclusiveness raises serious doubts whether florida fact serving statute significant interests appellee invokes support affirmance section prohibits publication identifying information information appears instrument mass communication term statute define section prohibit spread means identities victims sexual offenses individual maliciously spreads word identity rape victim thus covered despite fact communication information persons live near work victim may consequences devastating exposure name large numbers strangers see tr oral arg appellee acknowledges apply backyard gossip tells people know state attempts extraordinary measure punishing truthful publication name privacy must demonstrate commitment advancing interest applying prohibition evenhandedly smalltime disseminator well media giant important first amendment interests stake mass scope disclosure acceptable surrogate injury ban disclosures effected instrument mass communication simply defended ground partial prohibitions may effect partial relief see daily mail statute insufficiently tailored interest protecting anonymity restricted newspapers electronic media forms publication identifying juvenile defendants rehnquist concurring judgment cf arkansas writers project ragland minneapolis star tribune minnesota revenue without careful inclusive precautions alternative forms dissemination conclude florida selective ban publication mass media satisfactorily accomplishes stated purpose iii holding today limited hold truthful publication automatically constitutionally protected zone personal privacy within state may protect individual intrusion press even state may never punish publication name victim sexual offense hold newspaper publishes truthful information lawfully obtained punishment may lawfully imposed narrowly tailored state interest highest order interest satisfactorily served imposing liability appellant facts case decision therefore reversed footnotes unlawful publish broadcast information identifying sexual offense victim person shall print publish broadcast cause allow printed published broadcast instrument mass communication name address identifying fact information victim sexual offense within chapter offense section shall constitute misdemeanor second degree punishable provided stat filing lawsuit appellee used full name caption case appeal florida district appeal sua sponte revised caption stating refer appellee initials order preserve privacy interests respecting interests refer appellee initials caption discussion doe florida television second district appeal upheld dismissal first amendment grounds rape victim damages claim florida television station broadcast portions testimony assailant trial reasoned cox broadcasting cohn information question readily available public vehicle public trial stated however constitutionally applied punish publication sexual offense victim name identifying information yet become part open public record virtue revealed open public judicial proceedings citing op atty noting probable jurisdiction certified florida question whether possessed jurisdiction declined hear newspaper case state answered affirmative somewhat uncharted state law area thus contrasts markedly area defamatory falsehoods long line decisions produced relatively detailed legal standards governing multifarious situations individuals aggrieved dissemination damaging untruths seek redress see new york times sullivan garrison louisiana henry collins rosenblatt baer time hill greenbelt cooperative publishing bresler monitor patriot roy time pape rosenbloom metromedia gertz robert welch herbert lando hutchinson proxmire dun bradstreet greenmoss builders philadelphia newspapers hepps anderson liberty lobby see landmark communications virginia interest confidentiality judicial disciplinary proceedings bates state bar arizona interest maintaining professionalism attorneys nebraska press assn stuart interest accused right fair trial virginia pharmacy bd virginia citizens consumer council interest maintaining professionalism licensed pharmacists new york times interest national security garrison supra interest public figure reputation also recognized privacy interests fade information already appears public record making public records generally available media allowing publication punished offensive invite likely lead suppression many items made available public daily mail principle settle issue whether cases information acquired unlawfully newspaper source government may ever punish unlawful acquisition ensuing publication well issue raised definitively resolved new york times reserved landmark communications occasion address concluded imposing liability appellant pursuant violates first amendment occasion address appellant subsidiary arguments imposition punitive damages publication independently violated first amendment functions impermissible prior restraint see smith daily mail publishing justice scalia concurring part concurring judgment think sufficient decide case rely upon third ground set forth opinion ante page law regarded protecting interest highest order smith daily mail publishing thus justifying restriction upon truthful speech leaves appreciable damage supposedly vital interest unprohibited present case anticipate rape victim discomfort dissemination news misfortune among friends acquaintances least great discomfort publication media people name yet law question prohibit former either oral written form clear think must validate statute florida general privacy law prohibit gossip finally credible interest meant served statute protection victim rapist still large interest arguably extend mass publication little reason limit statute objective rape alone extend rapes whether felon apprehended confined case instructions require jury find rapist large law every appearance prohibition society prepared impose upon press upon prohibition protect interest highest order reason agree judgment must reversed justice white chief justice justice join dissenting short homicide rape ultimate violation self coker georgia opinion white however violation suffered rapist knifepoint marked beginning ordeal week later assailant still large account assault identifying name victim published florida star result received harassing phone calls required mental health counseling forced move home even threatened raped yet today holds jury award compensate harm suffered due star negligence odds first amendment accept result finds result compelled least supported varying degrees three prior cases cox broadcasting cohn oklahoma publishing oklahoma county district smith daily mail publishing disagree none cases requires harsh outcome reached today cox broadcasting reversed damages award entered television station obtained rape victim name public records maintained connection judicial proceedings brought assailants similarities critical aspects case make wholly distinguishable one first cox broadcasting victim name disclosed hearing assailants pleaded guilty recognized judicial records always considered public information country see cox broadcasting supra fact even earliest notion privacy rights exempted information contained judicial records protections see warren brandeis right privacy harv rev second unlike incident report issue meant state law withheld public release judicial proceedings issue cox broadcasting open matter state law thus cox broadcasting scheme made public disclosure victim name almost inevitable florida law forbids disclosure see stat facts disclosure came judicial proceedings open public critical analysis cox broadcasting distinction case one made obvious penultimate paragraph cox broadcasting reluctant embark course make public records generally available media forbid publication offensive first fourteenth amendments allow exposing press liability truthfully publishing information released public official records privacy interests protected judicial proceedings must respond means avoid public documentation exposure private information true information disclosed public documents open public inspection press sanctioned publishing cox broadcasting supra emphasis added finding cox broadcasting inadequate support result relies smith daily mail publishing principal authority flat rule daily mail places much reliance newspaper lawfully obtains truthful information state officials may constitutionally punish publication information absent need state interest highest order introduced daily mail cautious qualifier rule suggest ed prior cases one directly control ed daily mail see daily mail rule takes given thus offered hypothesis daily mail uncritically accepted constitutional dogma importantly issue daily mail disclosure name perpetrator infamous murder student surely rights accused crimes victims must differ respect privacy concerns whatever rights alleged criminals maintain anonymity pending adjudication guilt daily mail rights seem minimal rights crime victims stay shielded public view must infinitely substantial daily mail careful state holding case narrow issue privacy emphasis added case issue privacy indeed principal issue therefore case falls outside daily mail rule suggest perhaps even meant rule first place consequently agree cox broadcasting oklahoma publishing daily mail requires even substantially supports result reached today ii left wonder whether three independent reasons cites reversing judgment support result see ante first reasons relied fact appellant gained access name government news release ante government issuance release without qualification convey recipients government considered dissemination lawful suggests ante described case begins look like situation oklahoma publishing judge invited reporters courtroom tried prohibit reporting proceedings observed case profoundly different release information provided government says without qualification star reporter conceded trial crime incident report inadvertently included name posted room contained signs making clear names rape victims matters public record published see record star reporter indicated understood allowed take information name supposed take information police department thus admission posting incident report convey star reporter idea government considered dissemination lawful suggestion contrary inapt instead florida done precisely suggested cox broadcasting wishing protect privacy rights rape victims might respond challenge means avoid public documentation exposure private information emphasis added amending public records statute exempt rape victims names disclosure stat forbidding officials release information stat state taken virtually every step imaginable prevent happened case presents far cry cox broadcasting oklahoma publishing state asked news media publish information made generally available public state asking media state job first instance unfortunately case illustrates mistakes happen even take measures avoid disclosure sometimes rape victims names found see much ask press instances respect simple standards decency refrain publishing victim name address phone number second complains appellant judged strict liability standard contends newspaper might found liable florida courts negligence per se theory without regard newspaper scienter degree fault ante short answer complaint whatever merit argument might wholly inapposite jury found appellant acted reckless indifference towards rights others record standard far higher gertz standard urges constitutional minimum today ante proved star negligence trial actually far simple negligence concerns damages resting strict liability mere causation basis irrelevant validity judgment appellee even taking concerns abstract miss mark permitting liability negligence per se theory mean defendants held liable without showing negligence rather standard care set legislature instead courts says negligence per se permits plaintiff hold defendant liable without showing disclosure fact person private life reasonable person find highly offensive ante point legislature reflecting popular sentiment determined disclosure fact person raped categorically revelation reasonable people find offensive suggestion florida courts theory permits liability without regard whether victim identity already known whether made known facts surely enter calculation damages case event none mitigating factors present whatever force arguments generally justify ruling case third faults florida criminal statute underinclusive covers disclosure rape victim names instrument mass communication means distribution observes ante cases struck laws limit burden press due underinclusiveness involved situations legislature singled one segment news media press adverse treatment see daily mail restricting newspapers radio television singled press adverse treatment compared similarly situated enterprises see minneapolis star tribune minnesota revenue florida law evenhandedly covers instrument mass communication matter form media content nature purpose excludes neighborhood gossips cf ante presumably florida legislature determined neighborhood gossips pose danger intrusion rape victims instrument mass communication simply put florida wanted prevent widespread distribution rape victims names therefore enacted statute tailored almost precisely possible achieving end moreover underinclusiveness analysis underinclusive lawsuit star issue action violating statute deems underinclusive accurately negligent publication appellee name see app juris statement scheme review noted merely provided standard care litigation rather whole florida privacy tort law latter florida recognize tort publication private facts thus quite possible neighborhood gossip fears left scot free spread news rape victim identity subjected similar liability regime appellant taxed myopic focus ignores probability florida law comprehensive gives credit consequently neither state dissemination name standard liability imposed underinclusiveness florida tort law requires setting aside verdict noted result compelled cases turn therefore general principles issue see recommend result iii issue case whether information people thought true may published press holding state interest highest order permits state penalize publication truthful information holding protecting rape victim right privacy among state interests highest order accepts appellant invitation see tr oral arg obliterate one noteworthy legal inventions century tort publication private facts prosser wade schwartz torts ed even opinion say much today obliteration follow inevitably conclusion first amendment prohibits wholly private persons recovering publication fact raped doubt remain private facts persons may assume published newspapers broadcast television course right privacy absolute even article widely relied upon cases vindicating privacy rights warren brandeis right privacy harv rev recognized right inevitably conflicts public right know matters general concern sometimes latter must trump former resolving conflict difficult matter fault attempting strike appropriate balance two rather fault according little weight side equation much strike balance rather differently writing ninth circuit judge merrill put view eloquently spirit bill rights require individuals free pry unnewsworthy private affairs fellowmen view view fairly defined areas privacy must protection law quality life continue reasonably acceptable public right know subject reasonable limitations far concerns private facts individual members virgil time cert denied privacy interest maintaining practical obscurity information always high subject rap sheet private citizen information government control compilation rather record government privacy interest apex public interest disclosure nadir suggest decision today radical departure previously charted course ruling foreshadowed time hill observed brief period early century brandeis view ascendant trend modern jurisprudence eclipse individual right maintain private truthful information press wished publish recently cox broadcasting acknowledged possibility first amendment may prevent state ever subjecting publication truthful private information civil liability today hit bottom slippery slope find place draw line higher hillside spot high enough protect desire privacy wake horrible personal tragedy public interest publishing names addresses phone numbers persons victims crime public interest immunizing press liability rare cases state efforts protect victim privacy failed consequently respectfully dissent second case trilogy cites oklahoma publishing oklahoma county district see ante much reliance placed case discuss degree attention devoted cox broadcasting daily mail support oklahoma publishing allegedly provides result reasons distinguish cox broadcasting daily mail case even apt case oklahoma publishing probably places little weight middle leg three concern free press appropriate concerns balanced rival interests civilized humane society absolutist view former leads insensitivity latter evidenced trial florida star lawyer explained paper blame anguish caused phone call received day star story published man threatening rape noting phone call received home mother babysitting children hospital relayed threat star counsel suggested reference threatening phone call sort blunted fact receive phone call mother pain suffering connection phone call lay mother hands mean god called hospital tell threat know think tragic think something blame florida star record see cape publications hitchner app loft fuller app consequences ruling state prevent publication private facts citizens state inadvertently discloses particularly troubling one considers extensive powers state collect information one recent example illustrates point boettger loverro police officers lawfully tapped telephone man suspected bookmaking pennsylvania law transcripts conversations intercepted way may disclosed cons stat another statute imposes civil liability person discloses content tapped conversations nonetheless preliminary hearing prosecutor inadvertently attached transcript phone conversations document filed reporter obtained copy transcript due error paper published version remarks disclosed telephone tap appeal pennsylvania upheld civil liability award paper unlawful disclosure contents phone conversations concluding individuals rights privacy outweighed interest public disclosure private telephone communications boettger supra decision today suggests ruling pennsylvania erroneous light substantial privacy interest communications though cf katz strike balance pennsylvania address distinct constitutional questions raised award punitive damages case ante consequently either award troublesome compensatory award discussed cf note punitive damages libel law harv rev