Legal Opinion
Boston Herald, Inc. v. Sharpe
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 8, 2000PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
On July 14, 2000, Karen H. Sharpe was shot to death in her home in Wenham. Two days later her husband, Richard J. Sharpe (Sharpe), was arrested in New Hampshire in connection with her death and was returned to the Commonwealth. He has now been indicted for murder in the first degree, and violation of a protective order, G. L. c. 209A. The death of Karen Sharpe, the police manhunt for, and the arrest of Sharpe were widely reported. In the wake of these events, The Boston Herald, Inc. (Boston Herald); The Essex County Newspapers, Inc. (Essex County Newspapers); and WHDH-TV, Inc. (WHDH-TV)…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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