Legal Opinion
In Re Court Order Dated October 22, 2003
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 19, 2005No. 2003-613-M.P., 2003-614-M.PPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLAHERTY, Justice.
“[I]n order to enjoy the inestimable benefits which the liberty of the press ensures, it is necessary to submit to the inevitable evils which it engenders.”1
At issue here is the propriety of contempt citations issued to certain members of the news media who are alleged to have violated a trial court order prohibiting the publication of information or photographs in connection with a sensational murder trial. Because a witness to a previous related trial had been murdered on the eve of her testimony, the state filed a motion intended to protect those persons expected…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- International Longshoremen's Ass'n, Local 1291 v. Philadelphia Marine Trade Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- State v. Lead Industries Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
- Elizabeth Boyer v. Chief Judge Haiganush BedrosianSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2012
- MacKie v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2007
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