The Detroit Free Press triumphed in federal district court when the judge ruled that the newspaper had the right to mug shots of those charged in federal court with criminal acts.. The Justice Department is expected to contest the ruling even in the face of three court victories for the newspaper. (Detroit Free Press, April 21, 2014, by Tresa Baldas)
A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision in 1996 established the right to the mug shots, but in 2013, the U.S. Marshals Service elected not to comply with the decision. (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, April 25, 2014, by Emily Grannis)