Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Genovese
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 9, 1985No. 2468PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
Can a trial court temporarily restrain the news media from publishing, broadcasting or otherwise disseminating the names and addresses of jurors summoned or selected to hear a homicide case? NEP Communications, Inc., t/a WNEP-TV News (WNEP), the appellant herein, contends that the order entered during the trial of Mario Genovese was entered without cause and constituted an unconstitutional prior restraint upon its right to publish. We are constrained to agree; and, therefore, we reverse.
Mario Genovese, a Lackawanna County physician, was charged with murdering his wife. On the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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