California First Amendment Coalition v. Woodford.

• Position: Violation of freedom of speech - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

MEDIA ACCESS

EXECUTIONS

California First Amendment Coalition v. Woodford, 299 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 2002). Nonprofit organizations, whose members included journalists who attended and reported on state executions, brought an action against state prison officials, challenging a regulation that barred public viewing of lethal injection procedures prior to the actual administration of the injection. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. The appeals court reversed and remanded. On remand, the district court entered a judgment that permanently enjoined prison officials from preventing uninterrupted...