Legal Opinion
State ex rel. B.C.L.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 27, 1980PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
PASHMAN, J.
This case presents our first opportunity to consider public disclosure of information regarding an adjudicated juvenile offender. In 1977, the Legislature enacted N.J.S.A. 2A:4-65(c), L. 1977, c. 255, which entrusted juvenile courts with authority to release the names, offenses and dispositions of youths 14 years of age or older who are adjudged delinquent for having committed certain serious offenses. The statutory standards for withholding such information are “good cause” and the furtherance of “the best interests of the juvenile and the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Oklahoma Publishing Co. v. District Court in & for Oklahoma CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. R.G.D.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- State ex rel. C. A. H.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Charles A. Helton v. William A. Fauver, Robert J. Del TufoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- State v. RussellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1981
- State ex rel. J.P.F.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2004
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