Legal Opinion
Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial District v. Lee Newspapers
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 2014No. S-14-0015PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOX, Justice.
[¶ 1] The Cireuit Court of the Eighth Judicial District (cireuit court) closed the court proceedings in a juvenile sexual assault case and sealed the court file, purportedly in accordance with Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-819(a) (LexisNexis 2013). The cireuit court denied existence of the case file, and barred the news organizations (appellees) from attending any court proceedings. The appellees moved to intervene to gain access to information pertaining to the case, but the defendant was bound over to district court before the cireuit court ruled on the motion. The appel-lees then…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of NorfolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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