Legal Opinion
State v. Gary Lee Schaefer Herald Ass'n
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 13, 1991No. 84-484 and 84-515PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
Intervenors-appellants appeal the district court’s orders sealing the affidavits of probable cause, closing partially *342a hearing on a motion to suppress and further prohibiting all law enforcement officers and all attorneys associated with defendant’s case from making any public statements about this criminal case. Intervenors are the publishers of daily newspapers in Vermont. They argue that the orders violate the First Amendment rights of the public to obtain information about the operation of the courts. We agree and reverse.
Defendant Gary Schaefer was arraigned on the charge of…
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- United States v. SoussoudisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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