▁of ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁local ▁government ▁officials ▁and ▁jud ges ▁attempted ▁to ▁imp ose ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Press - Enter prise ▁taking ▁two ▁open - g overn ment ▁cases ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ▁won ▁both ▁cases . ▁ ▁Law y ers ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁rights ▁rout in ely ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁preced ents ▁set ▁by ▁these ▁two ▁cases ▁as ▁" Press - Enter prise ▁One " ▁and ▁" Press - Enter prise ▁Two ". ▁ ▁These ▁cases ▁established ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁( and ▁the ▁press ) ▁( 1 ) ▁to ▁attend ▁j ury ▁selection ▁in ▁criminal ▁trial ▁proceed ings ▁and ▁( 2 ) ▁to ▁attend ▁pre - tri al ▁hear ings ▁in ▁criminal ▁cases ▁with ▁few ▁exceptions ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁respectively . ▁ ▁H ays ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁New sp aper ▁Edit ors , ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize , ▁and ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press . ▁ ▁H ays ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁chairman ▁when ▁The ▁Press - Enter prise ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁A . H . ▁Bel o ▁Co . ▁from ▁the ▁H ays ▁family . ▁Following ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁paper , ▁H ays ▁retired ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁he ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁civ ic ▁affairs ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years . ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁California