Legal Opinion
United States v. Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 3, 1982No. Nos. 80-2718, 80-2719PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case raises the question of whether the district court erred in refusing to release to the media, for the purpose of copying and broadcasting to the public during the pendency of a criminal trial, an audio recording which had been admitted into evidence and played in open court. We hold that the case is not moot. Even though the broadcasters sought access to the tape contemporaneous with the trial, long since ended, the underlying dispute is of the type “capable of repetition, yet evading review.” Considering all of the circumstances, we cannot say that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. HubbardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Angela K. Hagestad v. Roger C. Tragesser v. Oregon State Bar, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Dreiling v. JainWashington Supreme Court · 2004
- Dreiling v. JainWashington Supreme Court · 2004
- United States v. Harold Joseph Rosenthal, Pacific and Southern Company, Inc. D/B/A Wxia-Tv, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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