Legal Opinion
Boston Herald, Inc. v. Superior Court Department of the Trial Court
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 12, 1995PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
Reporters employed by the plaintiffs were denied access to the arraignment of David Clark in the intensive care unit of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Subsequently, the plaintiffs filed a verified complaint with the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County (single justice session) seeking injunctive and declaratory relief, “that when a judicial proceeding occurs in a non-courtroom setting, the constitutional right of access, guaranteed to the *503press in a courtroom setting, shall be guaranteed to the press in a non-courtroom setting; and . . . that it is unconstitutional to deny the…
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