· 4/28/1978
Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Jerome
Citations
- 387 A.2d 425
- 478 Pa. 484
- 3 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2185
- 1978 Pa. LEXIS 719
How courts have described this case
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- analyzing the differences between prior restraint cases and right of access cases
- analyzing the differences between prior restraint cases and right of access cases
- press asserted its First Amendment right to attend pretrial hearings to suppress evidence in criminal matters
- “government may, when necessary, protect personal liberties even where enforcement of those liberties may subordinate in limited instances the constitutional interests of others”
- no inherent prejudice where 26 out of 138 jurors questioned had formed opinion
- no inherent prejudice where 26 out of 138 jurors questioned had formed opinion
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Judges: Packel, Roberts
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