Legal Opinion
Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 2, 1980No. 79-243PublishedCited by 1,837 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. Chief Justice.Burger
announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Mr. Justice White and Mr. Justice Stevens joined.
The narrow question presented in this case is whether the right of the public and press to attend criminal trials is guaranteed. under the United States Constitution.
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In March 1976, one Stevenson was indicted for the murder of a hotel manager who had been found stabbed to death on December 2, 1975. Tried promptly in July 1976, Stevenson was convicted of second-degree murder in the Circuit Court of Hanover County, Va. The Virginia Supreme Court…
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