Feldesman Tucker Attorneys Win First Amendment Case Against U.S. Army

When an Army officer held a hearing behind closed doors to investigate charges against three soldiers accused of killing an Iraqi air force commander during interrogation in 2003, his decision to exclude the media violated the standards for such closure in military justice hearings.

Attorneys Eugene R. Fidell and Matthew S. Freedus, with co-counsel Steven Zansberg of Faegre & Benson, LLP, successfully argued that the First Amendment protects the public right of access to Article 32, as well as courts-martial, proceedings

For a synopsis of the judgment, visit the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press’ website via the following link:

http://www.rcfp.org/news/2005/0224-sct-courtr.html