Legal Opinion
Bos. Globe Media Partners, LLC v. Chief Justice of the Trial Court
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 9, 2019No. SJC-12681PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGants, C.J.
**81In Eagle-Tribune Publ. Co. v. Clerk-Magistrate of the Lawrence Div. of the Dist. Court Dep't, 448 Mass. 647, 647-648, 863 N.E.2d 517 (2007) ( Eagle-Tribune ), this court held that the public has no right under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution to attend "show cause" hearings, during which individuals who have been accused of a crime but have not been arrested have the opportunity to be heard by a clerk-magistrate2 before the issuance of a criminal complaint. See G. L. c. 218, § 35A. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC (the Globe), does not challenge that holding here. Nor…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Cowley v. PulsiferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- In Re Motions of Dow Jones & Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Globe Newspaper Company v. Daniel F. Pokaski, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Boston Herald, Inc. v. SharpeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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