Case Categories: Grand Jury Proceedings and Freedom of Speech

• Butterworth v. Smith (1990)

  In Butterworth v. Smith (1990), the Supreme Court ruled that states may not prohibit grand jury witnesses from disclosing their testimony after the grand jury...

• Wood v. Georgia (1962)

  In 1962, the Supreme Court overturned contempt of court convictions of a Georgia sheriff who had criticized local judges for a grand jury investigation into...