Two U.S. Supreme Court cases in the 1970s--Oklahoma Publishing Company v. District Court in and for Oklahoma City and Smith v. Daily Mail--resulted in ______.

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These Supreme Court cases resulted in the modification of state confidentiality provisions, making juvenile justice proceedings more open to the public. This means that the press and public could have greater access to information regarding juvenile justice cases, including the names of juvenile offenders. Option A is incorrect because there were no limitations placed on the age at which youthful offenders can be fingerprinted. Option B is also incorrect because while there may have been some limitations on the press attending juvenile family court proceedings, these cases did not result in such laws being passed. Option D is also incorrect because these cases did not require the press to omit the names of juvenile offenders from news reports.

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