Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Long
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 31, 2007No. 39 and 40 WAP 2005PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice CAPPY.
In this appeal, we are asked to consider whether the press has a common law or constitutional right of access to the names and addresses of the jury panel in a criminal trial. The Superior Court held that the constitutional right of access was satisfied when the press attended the proceedings and did not separately guarantee the press access to the jurors’ names and addresses. For the reasons detailed herein, we disagree with the Superior Court’s conclusions. Accordingly, the Order of the court is reversed.
The instant dispute arose out of the prosecution of Karl…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of OnondagaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- 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 by45 opinions
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- United States v. WechtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
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