First Amendment Coalition v. Judicial Inquiry & Review Board
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.
This litigation presents challenges, based on the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution, to certain requirements of confidentiality which govern proceedings of the defendant, the Judicial Inquiry and Review Board of Pennsylvania — requirements mandated by the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
I. The Background of This Litigation
In 1968, as part of a general overhaul of the Pennsylvania Constitution, article V— the judiciary article — was extensively revised. Section 18 of the revised article V provided for the creation of a new constitutional…
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2Cases cited37 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by9 opinions
- The First Amendment Coalition, Frederick J. Huysman and Daniel R. Biddle, in 84-1164 v. Judicial Inquiry and Review Board, in 84-1153Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- In Re Subpoena on Jud. Inq. & Rev. Bd.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. SurrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- First Amendment Coalition v. Judicial Inquiry & Review BoardDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
- Capital Cities Media, Inc. v. ChesterDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
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