Legal Opinion
Seattle Times Co. v. Eberharter
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1986No. 51079-2PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDurham, J.
Through a petition for a writ of mandamus, the Seattle Times Company asks this court to direct Honorable Frank Eberharter to open for public inspection a search warrant affidavit which he ordered sealed. The Times' petition requires us to determine if either the first amendment to the United States Constitution or article 1, section 10 of the Washington State Constitution mandates that the public be given access to a search warrant affidavit in an unfiled criminal case.
The affidavit at issue was submitted by a King County prosecutor to King County Superior Court Judge Frank Eberharter on…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In Re Sealed DocumentsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2001
- Newspapers of New England, Inc. v. Clerk-Magistrate of Ware Division of District Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- 1519-1525 Lakeview Boulevard Condominium Ass'n v. Apartment Sales Corp.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2000
- Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1993
- In re the Detention of ReyesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013
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