Case Categories: Inside courtrooms

• Carey, Warden v. Musladin (2006)

  Carey, Warden v. Musladin (2006) did not settle First Amendment rights of court spectators but found a fair trial was not compromised when spectators wore...

• El Vocero de Puerto Rico v. Puerto Rico (1993)

  El Vocero de Puerto Rico v. Puerto Rico (1993) said closed preliminary trial hearings in Puerto Rico violated the First Amendment, as in the United States...

• Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California (1984, 1986)

  The Supreme Court ruled in 1984 and 1986 that the public has a presumptive right of access to pretrial criminal proceedings under the First Amendment...

• Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia (1980)

  In Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia (1980), the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment generally prohibits closing criminal trial proceedings to the...

• Seattle Times Co. v. Rhinehart (1984)

  Seattle Times v. Rhinehart (1984) said that an order prohibiting a newspaper from publishing material it received during a lawsuit discovery did not violate the...