Rights

McCormick believed that it was the right of all citizens to use newspapers as a public source of information and entertainment.  To preserve this First Amendment right of a free press, “The Colonel” battled in three landmark court cases: one local, one state, and one federal.

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A book written by McCormick in 1936 explaining need of a free press to protect the rights of society and the First Amendment freedoms

The Defining Court Cases
Henry Ford vs The Chicago Tribune
(Source: Richard Norton Smith: The Colonel: The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick, Illinois Channel Archives)
The City of Chicago vs The Chicago Tribune
(Source: Richard Norton Smith: The Colonel: The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick, Illinois Channel Archives)













Jay Near vs The State of Minnesota
(Source: Col. Robert McCormick: Chicago Press Baron, A&E Television Networks)