The Supreme Court unanimously struck down New York's "Son of Sam" law which made it illegal for the actual murderers to receive compensation from writing about their crime.
Only the Supreme Court pays any attention to the Second. Most courts pay attention to the First; the Son of Sam law was ruled unconstitutional at every level.
Another of those instances where I feel sure there was a Supreme Court case that went to the point.
Ah, yes, here it is, and it's even a New York case
Simon and Schuster, Inc. v. Members of New York State Crime Victims Board, 502 U.S. 105 (1991)
The Supreme Court unanimously struck down New York's "Son of Sam" law which made it illegal for the actual murderers to receive compensation from writing about their crime.
Only the Supreme Court pays any attention to the Second. Most courts pay attention to the First; the Son of Sam law was ruled unconstitutional at every level.