Legal Opinion
Newman v. Graddick
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 5, 1983No. 81-7886PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
The Advertiser Company, the publisher of two Alabama newspapers, appeals the district court’s denial of its petitions to copy certain judicial records and to gain access to hearings in this class action concerning unconstitutional overcrowding in Alabama prisons. We reverse.
A general familiarity with the procedural history of this case is necessary to understand our disposition of the jurisdictional and substantive issues. Brought by inmates in Alabama prisons, this class action resulted in injunctive relief followed by a consent decree requiring state officials to reduce…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by160 opinions
- Michael D. Van Etten v. Bridgestone/Firestone, IncCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- In Re the Knight Publishing Company D/B/A the Charlotte ObserverCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gary Van Waeyenberghe and Carl Leibowitz, and Howard K. SchwartzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- New York Civil Liberties Union v. New York City Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
- In Re Alexander Grant & Co. Litigation, (Esm-1). Appeal of News and Sun-Sentinel Co. And John EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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