Legal Opinion
United States v. Soussoudis
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1986No. Nos. 85-2312, 85-5570 and 86-5502PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
The Washington Post Co. asks the Court of Appeals to vacate, retroactively, orders by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia closing a plea hearing and a sentencing hearing in a criminal case, and to order the district court to unseal the remaining sealed portions of the record of those criminal proceedings. We *386are asked to decide, first, whether the press and public have a First Amendment right of access to plea and sentencing hearings and to documents submitted in connection with such hearings. Second, if we find that such a right of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of NorfolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by177 opinions
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