Legal Opinion
Katz v. Katz
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 19, 1986No. 1457, 1730-1733PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
The principal issue in this appeal is whether divorce hearings pertaining to equitable distribution of marital property may be closed to the public. This is an issue of first impression and involves conflicting interests. The trial court concluded that it had been divested of discretion by the decision of the Court of Appeals of the Third Circuit in Publicker Industries, Inc. v. Cohen, 733 F.2d 1059 (3d Cir.1984) and ordered that the hearings be held in an open courtroom accessible to the public. We reverse and remand to permit the trial court to determine whether good cause…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Fidelity Bank v. DudenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Johanson v. Eighth Judicial District CourtNevada Supreme Court · 2008
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