Legal Opinion
News Group Boston, Inc. v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 28, 1991PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
We deal with the question of the right of the public, including representatives of the press, to attend juvenile court sessions involving a juvenile charged with murder. The issue arises because, by St. 1990, c. 267, § 4, approved on December 4, 1990, and effective forthwith by declaration of the Governor, the Legislature changed the long-standing requirement in G. L. c. 119, § 65 (1988 ed.) (see St. 1931, c. 217) that a judge sitting in a juvenile session “shall exclude the general public from the room, admitting only such persons as may have a direct interest in the case.” By the 1990…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Miller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Commonwealth v. GreenbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Commonwealth v. BellinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
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