Courtroom access

A court proceeding to determine whether an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy killed his father’s pregnant fiancée and her unborn son will…

Los Angeles County Juvenile Court proceedings will be open to regular media coverage, but not to the public, unless a…

In a landmark ruling that grants the media and public a qualified First Amendment right of access to civil trials…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in its June 24 decision in U.S. v. Brice…

Banning the media and public from a juror contempt hearing violates the First Amendment-based right of public access to criminal…

Urging the Ohio Supreme Court to grant a writ of prohibition to prevent a judge from enforcing a gag order…

The Kansas judge who will preside over the murder trial of the man charged with killing a prominent abortion doctor…

The Roanoke Times reports that the newspaper received special permission to use a netbook and cell phone to blog during…

A federal judge held the Defense Department in contempt of court Thursday because it disobeyed a court order to videotape…

A Florida appeals court on Wednesday refused the Tampa Tribune's request for an audio recording of a sentencing hearing. Although the court in question relied…