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In re Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 12, 2014No. 02-14-00144-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUE WALKER, Justice.

I. Introduction

In the underlying case involving juvenile R.J.D., Respondent, the Honorable Jean Boyd, sua sponte ordered the courtroom closed to the public and to members of the media during R.J.D.’s certification hearing and during the setting for R.J.D.’s determinate sentence trial. Relators Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Dallas Morning News; CBS Stations Group of Texas LLC; KXAS-TV; NW Communications of Texas, Inc., on behalf of KDFW Fox 4; and WFAA-TV, Inc. assert that Respondent abused her discretion by closing the courtroom, by excluding Relators from the courtroom…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Walker v. PackerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  4. In Re Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. the City of Crowley v. Doug Ray, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2018
  2. AIM Media Texas, LLC D/B/A the Odessa American v. City of Odessa, Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2023
  3. AIM Media Texas, LLC D/B/A the Odessa American v. City of Odessa, Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2023
  4. In Re Nonparty Patient No. 1, Nonparty Patient No. 2, Nonparty Patient No. 3, Nonparty Patient No. 4, Nonparty Patient No. 5, Nonparty Patient No. 6, Nonparty Patient No. 7, Nonparty Patient No. 8, Nonparty Patient No. 9, Nonparty Patient No. 10, and Nonparty Patient No. 11 v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District2025
  5. In Re Nonparty Patient No. 1, Nonparty Patient No. 2, Nonparty Patient No. 3, Nonparty Patient No. 4, Nonparty Patient No. 5, Nonparty Patient No. 6, Nonparty Patient No. 7, Nonparty Patient No. 8, Nonparty Patient No. 9, Nonparty Patient No. 10, and Nonparty Patient No. 11 v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District2025

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