Jurado, Robert Paul V. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 1. Ayer Productions Pty. Ltd. Vs.

Judge Capulong Juan Ponce Enrile sought to enjoin the production of movie entitled Four Days of Revolution claiming that his inclusion in this film on the people power revolution of Feb. 1986 would violate his right to privacy. SC: Sc rejected his claim and said. He continues to be a public figure. He has not retired into seclusion of simple private citizenship. 2. Bridges v. California Judicial officers are involved, this court held that concern for the dignity and reputation of the courts does not justify the punishment as contempt of criticism of the judge or his decision. 3. People v. Alarcon Newspaper publications tend to impede, obstruct, embarrass, or influence the courts in administering justice in a pending suit or proceeding constitutes criminal contempt which is summarily punishable by the courts. 4. People v. Godoy The SC simple assumed the continuing validity of the Alarcon doctrine and thus affirmed the ban of silence on cases that are still sub judice. J. Regalado focused on the right to criticize the courts even in the absence of litigation or its termination, agreeing with Justice Moran in his dissenting opinion in Alarcon that such criticism must always be couched in respectful language. 5. In re Sotto A senator was punished for contempt for having attacked a decision of the SC, which he called incompetent and narrow-minded, and announcing that he would file a bill for its reorganization. SC: He should not begrudge any complaint or criticism against his official actuations if that is done in the proper spirit. 6. In re Laureta A lawyer sent individual letters to the members of the division that he arrogantly questioning their decision and threatening an expose if the same was not reconsidered in his favor. These charges were dismissed by the Tanodbayan. The lawyer was later cited for contempt and his explanation being unsatisfactory, suspended by the SC. 7. In re Tulfo a columnist derided the members of the SC as sangkatutak nab obo, SC: contempt for disrespectful language.

8. In re Jurado another columnist was disciplined by the SC for what it described as the reckless disregard of the truth in making such accusations against some members of the Court.