Legal Opinion
Globe Newspaper Co. v. Fenton
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 29, 1993No. Civ. A. 89-2868-WDPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDERS
WOODLOCK, District Judge.
The cross motions for summary judgment before me put in issue the relative accessibility of closed criminal case files maintained in each of the 83 criminal trial courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The defendant state custodians of these records concede, that the First Amendment protects the right of any news reporter or member of the public to come to “any Massachusetts trial court clerk’s office and immediately examine as many such files as he or she wishes ... because this sort of access plays a significant positive role in monitoring…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of NorfolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. DoeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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