Volume 8, Number 1 - Civil Liberties - Spring 2004

Title: Informational Privacy: A Crucial Right and Important Element for the First Amendment Rights of Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Speech

Author: Ginger Reilly

Abstract: This paper addresses informational privacy and how it supports freedom of the press and freedom of speech through the examination of three specific pieces of legislation: Chicago Municipal Code 4-328, Chicago Municipal Code 4-264, and the USA PATRIOT Act. This article adds to existing research by further exploring how privacy underpins freedom of speech, and will investigate the relatively unexplored notion that privacy is supportive of freedom of the press. The paper also considers the overall importance of privacy to society.

About the Author: Ginger Reilly graduated from the University of Chicago with her M.A. in the Social Sciences in December 2003. Prior to coming to the University she worked as a reporter in Chicago

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