Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of freedom of the press cases. It is intended only as a brief guide to some of the most significant decisions.
Near v. Minnesota, 283 U.S. 697 (1931)
Grosjean v. American Press Co., 297 U.S. 233 (1936)
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
New York Times Co. v. U.S., 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974)
First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti, 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Co., 443 U.S. 97 (1979)
Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, 448 U.S. 555 (1980)
Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46 (1988)
Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of New York State Crime Victims Board, 502 U.S. 105 (1991)
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co., 501 U.S. 663 (1992)
Bartnicki v. Vopper, 532 U.S. 514 (2001)
Online Resources
Freedom of the Press Research Articles and Overview, First Amendment Center
The First Amendment Handbook, 7th ed., Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Legal Guides, Student Press Law Center
The Pentagon Papers: 25 Years Later, CSPAN Video
Books
This is a small sampling of the library's holdings on freedom of the press. To find more books and ebooks, just search the library catalog using the subject term "freedom of the press United States", or ask a reference librarian for help.
Coyle, Erin K., The press and rights to privacy: First Amendment freedoms vs. invasion of privacy claims, LFB Scholarly Pub. (2012)
Epps, Garrett, The First Amendment: freedom of the press: its constitutional history and the contemporary debate, Prometheus Books (2008)
Forde, Kathy Roberts, Literary journalism on trial: Masson v. New Yorker and the First Amendment, University of Massachusetts Press (2008)
Friendly, Fred W., Minnesota rag: corruption, yellow journalism, and the case that saved freedom of the press, University of Minnesota Press (2003)
Goodale, James C., Fighting for the press: the inside story of the Pentagon Papers and other battles, CUNY Journalism Press (2013)
Hall, Kermit L., New York Times v. Sullivan: civil rights, libel law, and the free press, University Press of Kansas (2011)
Hoffer, Peter Charles, The free press crisis of 1800: Thomas Cooper's trial for seditious libel, University Press of Kansas (2011)
Levine, Lee, The progeny: Justice William J. Brennan's fight to preserve the legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan, American Bar Association (2014)
Levy, Leonard W., Emergence of a free press, Ivan R. Dee (2004)
Lewis, Anthony, Make no law: the Sullivan case and the First Amendment, Vintage Books (1992)
Lidsky, Lyrissa Barnett, Freedom of the press: a reference guide to the United States Constitution, Praeger (2004)
Martin, Robert W.T., The free and open press: the founding of American democratic press liberty, 1640-1800, New York University Press (2001)
Mathewson, Joe, The Supreme Court and the press: the indispensable conflict, Northwestern University Press (2011)
Pracene, Ulan C., Journalists, shield laws, and the First Amendment: is the fourth estate under attack?, Novinka Books (2005)
Scherer, Mark R., Rights in the balance: free press, fair trial, and Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart, Texas Tech University Press (2008)