In what way(s) can one report a public figure for crimes and prevent their name from being published by the media?

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In what way(s) can one report a public figure for crimes and prevent their name from being published by the media?

Anonymous Aug 25, 2015 11 views 4 answers

Example: Rapper Rick Ross and his bodyguard were arrested for kidnapping and pistol whipping a man. The victims name was printed in the Boston Metro May, 2015.

Rixon Rafter · Accepted Answer · 2026-06-15T15:52:33+00:00

Depends on the crime. In the example you posed there would be none--such restrictions would implicate the Constitution of the United States and First Amendment rights--freedom of the press. Sexual assualt crimes are treated differently.

Eric Rothstein · Accepted Answer · 2026-06-15T15:52:33+00:00

Eric Rothstein

Eric Rothstein · Jun 15, 2026

Other than sex crimes, I believe the media freely publishes names.

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Andrew Myers · Accepted Answer · 2026-06-15T15:52:33+00:00

The news media is free to publish crime reports, as long as what they report is accurate they are largely protected. It called the First Amendment.

Michael Scala · Accepted Answer · 2026-06-15T15:52:33+00:00

The media has a constitutionally protected right to publish factual information in connection with arrests and alleged crimes.

In what way(s) can one report a public figure for crimes and prevent their name from being published by the media?

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