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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/31/2007

Commonwealth v. Long

Citations

  • 922 A.2d 892
  • 592 Pa. 42

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  • providing that \[i]t is the policy of this Court to avoid deciding a matter on constitutional grounds if the issue can be decided on other grounds\
  • explaining the trial court conducted a hearing on the appellant’s motion to intervene, after which the court “granted [the a]ppellants standing on September 17, 2003[,]” and then held a second hearing on their unsealing request
  • “Taking in mind the tradition of accessibility, as well as the competing values of openness versus the promotion of jury service, the conclusion is inescapable. We believe the First Amendment provides a qualified right of access to jurors’ names, but not addresses.”
  • “Taking in mind the tradition of accessibility, as well as the competing values of openness versus the promotion of jury service, the conclusion is inescapable. We believe the First Amendment provides a qualified right of access to jurors’ names, but not addresses.”
  • “Documents that are filed with the court and, in particular, those that are used by the judge in rendering a decision are clearly considered public judicial documents.”
  • “Documents that are filed with the court and, in particular, those that are used by the judge in rendering a decision are clearly considered public judicial documents.”

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Baldwin, Former

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