Brugmann v. State

Bruce B. Brugmann (“Brugmann”), founder, editor, and publisher of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, filed the instant petition seeking review of the trial court’s order: (1) granting The State of Florida’s (“the State”) motion to seal and to prohibit anyone from disclosing or using the contents of tape recorded conversations between (a) Sean Casey (“Casey”), Casey’s mother, and Casey’s attorney, Milton Hirsch and (b) Casey, Casey’s mother, and Michael Rappaport, a psychologist to whom Hirsch referred Casey for counseling during the pendency of his criminal case; and (2) sealing the following…