Brown v. Damiani

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

ARTERTON, District Judge.

This interesting First Amendment case involves the balance between the public’s right of access to the courts and the competing concern for confidentiality in juvenile proceedings. Plaintiff Alan Brown, a self-described “internet human rights reporter” for “Digital Freedom Network,” an internet publication out of Newark, New Jersey, challenges the constitutionality of an order issued by a Connecticut Superior Court judge in a habeas corpus proceeding in juvenile court prohibiting the parties from discussing any aspect of the case with the media,…