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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1972

    Publication of a rape victim's name

    WSB-TV aired the name of a murdered rape victim in violation of Georgia's shield law. The resulting case, Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn, reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned the law in 1975.