Legal Opinion
Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Jerome
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 28, 1978No. 384 Misc. Docket 21, 399 Misc. Docket 21, 400 Misc. Docket 21, 401 Misc. Docket 21, 406 Misc. Docket 21, 407 Misc. Docket 21PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
Petitioner newspapers 1 filed in this Court petitions for writs of mandamus and prohibition and for extraordinary relief, challenging the constitutionality of orders issued by respondent judges, upon the request of defendants in three criminal proceedings, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. 2 Petitioners contended that these orders, limiting public access to pre-trial hearings on motions to suppress evidence, denied their right of access to judicial proceedings. We concluded that petitioners failed to demonstrate that the orders…
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