一、引言美国宪法第1条修正案就赋予民众享有出版自由与新闻自由,这成为美国宪政的一个重要特点,是构建美国民主法治的基石。出版自由与新闻自由是美国人民反对英国殖民的武器,也是民众对构建民主政府、监督民主政府,了解政府运作,表达政治的、经济的、文化的等一系列观点的必要通道。出版与新闻自由是美国人民骄傲的制度建构。对于一个尊重传统,尊重先例的普通法国家,美国的成文宪法是由最高法院通过一个又一个鲜活的案例来丰富和完善的。宪法第6条修正案是这样规定的:“在所有的刑事指控中,被告人有权 I. INTRODUCTION Article 1 amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives the people the freedom of the press and the freedom of the press. This has become an important feature of U.S. constitutionalism and the cornerstone of building the democratic rule of law in the United States. The freedom of the press and freedom of the press are the weapons against which the American people oppose the British colonization. They are also the necessary channels for the public to construct a series of views on democratic government, supervising a democratic government, understanding the government’s operation, and expressing political, economic and cultural values. Publishing and Freedom of the Press are the proud systems of the American people. For a common law country respecting tradition and respecting precedents, the written Constitution of the United States is enriched and perfected by the Supreme Court through one after another vivid case. Article 6 of the Constitution Amendment states: ”In all criminal charges, the accused has the right