Challenging Law Problems with Detailed Answers

A jury convicted two defendants for crimes involving the transportitaliens. After the trial was over, the federal judge in the case enforced a court rulethat prohibited anyone from interviewing any juror, relative, friend, or associateof the juror regarding the deliberations or verdict of the jury unless the personcan show good cause. Two weeks after the verdict, a newspaper publisher andreporter filed a motion to get permission to interview the jurors for a news story.The court denied the motion.The publisher and reporter filed a lawsuit, claiming that they have a right underfreedom of the press to gather news and that the denial of access to interview thejurors violates that constitutional right.The court defends its ruling and its order not to grant permission by stating that,like other First Amendment rights, the right to gather news is not absolute. Thepurpose of prohibiting interviews of the jury is to protect jurors from annoyanceand harassment. Additionally, freedom of debate and independence of thoughtwould be stifled if jurors were made to feel that their arguments and ballots wereto be freely published to the public.The law requires that restrictions of the press's news-gathering rights must bejustified by a compelling governmental interest and narrowly tailored to servethat interest.1. Who is the plaintiff?2. Who is the defendant?3. What does the plaintiff want?4. What does the defendant want?5. What is the issue in this case?What arguments does the plaintiff make?