1992年8月8日,上海法制报社向河南省高级人民法院递交起诉状,状告南阳地区中级人民法院侵权,请求判定南阳地区中级法院赔偿上海法制报经济损失284.2元,返还扣押的上海法制报记者证,向报社赔礼道歉。报社状告法院侵权,这在中国新闻史和中国司法史上,都是第一例! On August 8, 1992, Shanghai Legal Newspaper filed a petition with the Higher People’s Court of Henan Province, suing the Intermediate People’s Court of Nanyang for infringement and requesting the Intermediate Court of Nanyang District to compensate Shanghai Legal Daily for an economic loss of RMB 284.2 yuan and returning the detained Shanghai Legal Daily Press card to apologize to the newspaper. The newspaper sued the court for infringement, which is the first case in the history of Chinese news and Chinese justice.