Cape Publications, Inc. v. Braden

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal and cross-appeal are from an order of the Court of Appeals which grants in part a writ of mandamus pursuant to CR 76.36. The order of the circuit court denying a request by the Courier Journal to remove restrictions of access to jurors was vacated and the circuit court was directed to take appropriate steps to have a letter sent to each juror to make an affirmative request to continue to refuse to be interviewed by the news media.

The question presented by the newspaper is whether the post-trial order is an unconstitutional prior restraint on the First…