Is your right to view court proceedings in jeopardy? I blogged earlier about a Georgia case in which the judge closed the courtroom because it wasn't big enough for the jury pool and the public.
Now, the New York Times reports that although "the press and the public have nearly an absolute constitutional right to attend jury selection in criminal cases" because of the efforts of a California newspaper, it is getting harder these days for newspapers to fight those battles.
"The days of powerful newspapers with ample legal budgets appear to be numbered," a public defender in Georgia, Gerard Kleinrock, wrote in a recent Supreme Court brief, according to the Times story. "Will underfunded bloggers be able to carry the financial burdens of opening our courtrooms?"
Read more at the link above.
Now, the New York Times reports that although "the press and the public have nearly an absolute constitutional right to attend jury selection in criminal cases" because of the efforts of a California newspaper, it is getting harder these days for newspapers to fight those battles.
"The days of powerful newspapers with ample legal budgets appear to be numbered," a public defender in Georgia, Gerard Kleinrock, wrote in a recent Supreme Court brief, according to the Times story. "Will underfunded bloggers be able to carry the financial burdens of opening our courtrooms?"
Read more at the link above.
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