Court Opinion

ID: 9749546
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-27 16:50:07.424894+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:25:51.260839
License: Public Domain

SCHRODER, J.,
concurring in result only:
The majority struggles too much to uphold the right of access in this case. In my view, the case is a simple one. The right of the public and press to attend criminal trials is implicit in the guarantees of the First Amendment. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, 448 U.S. *239555, 100 S.Ct. 2814, 65 L.Ed.2d 973 (1980). The proceeding at issue was to consider punishing a juror for disobeying the trial court’s admonition in a prior trial. This is a criminal contempt trial. It is subject to the press and public’s right of access. Id. Case closed.
SCOTT, J., joins.