Detroit Free Press victory in mug shot case put on hold
A three-member panel of the U.S. 6th Circuit of Appeals ruled that the Detroit Free Press could publish mug shots of criminal defendants charged in federal court. But the panel called for an en banc hearing on the matter, citing the need to examine the rights of defendants to prevent release of their mug shots during criminal trails. (Detroit Free Press, August 13, 2015, by Katrease Stafford) The Free Press had filed a Freedom of