Legal Opinion
In Re Providence Journal Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 12, 2002No. 02-1329, 02-1475PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This proceeding is an outgrowth of the widely publicized political corruption case brought by the federal government against Providence mayor Vincent A. (“Buddy”) Cianci, Jr., and several codefendants. During the trial, a daily newspaper filed serial mandamus petitions seeking to remediate perceived violations of First Amendment and common-law rights of access to documents, videotapes, and other materials that comprise part of the court record. These petitions present, in essence, three important questions (some of novel impression).
The first question pertains to public…
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