Legal Opinion
Dorsett v. County of Nassau
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 6, 2012No. 10-cv-1258 (ADS)(AKT)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is an application by Newsday LLC and News 12 Networks LLC (collectively, the “Press Applicants”), seeking the release of the transcript and exhibits arising out of a proceeding before this Court on May 31, 2012, held for the purpose of determining whether Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt is in contempt of the Court’s Confidentiality Order. For the reasons set forth below, this application is granted in part and denied in part.
I. BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited33 opinions
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. AmodeoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Newsday LLC v. County of NassauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
- Newsday v. County of NassauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013