Free Press in 1940s Florida: Pennekamp v. Florida.

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    • Subject Terms:
      FLORIDA; UNITED States
    • Subject Terms:
      FLORIDA. Supreme Court
    • Subject Terms:
      MIAMI Herald (Newspaper)
    • Subject Terms:
      PENNEKAMP, John D.
    • Abstract:
      The author presents a history of the U.S. Supreme Court case of Pennekamp v. Florida and the question of freedom of the press. He discusses the role of the "Miami Herald" and its editor John D. Pennekamp in the publication of editorials and editorial cartoons criticizing the Florida court system, the charges of contempt of court, and the hearings before the Florida Supreme Court and then the U.S. Supreme Court.