Legal Opinion
Morris Publishing Group, LLC v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 25, 2014No. 1D14-0630PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRay, J.
Before the court is a petition filed by members of the news media for review of orders excluding the press from portions of jury selection proceedings held as part of a high-profile criminal prosecution. The petition alleges that the exclusions infringed upon the media’s right of access to criminal trial proceedings guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. We agree with Petitioners in part, and we vacate the orders discussed below.
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The instant petition arises from the prosecution of Respondent Michael Dunn in Duval County on one count of murder in…
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