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Iowa Freedom of Information Council v. Van Wifvat

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 19, 1983No. 67221PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

In this certiorari proceeding we consider a district court order closing a pretrial suppression hearing and sealing the transcript until completion of trial.

Bradley J. Mather was charged with two counts of first-degree murder following the deaths of two youths in a West Des Moines motel fire allegedly set by Mather. Robert E. Davis, media coordinator for the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa, applied for expanded media coverage of Mather’s trial. Mather resisted the application. At a pretrial suppression hearing, Mather moved to close the hearing to the public and press, and…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  3. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Christensen v. Iowa District Court for Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
  3. State v. TallmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
  4. T & K Roofing Co. v. Iowa Department of EducationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  5. Rhiner v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005

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