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· 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

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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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