Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
gptkb:Robert_A._Mc_Clain
gptkb:Richard_H._Pildes November 19, 1979 |
| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Still cited in media access disputes
Used in law schools for media law courses Examined balance between press freedom and fair trial rights |
| gptkbp:case_number |
78-1
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Reinforced the role of the press in democracy
Affirmed the right of public access Encouraged media coverage of trials Established a constitutional right to access. Public has a right to attend criminal trials |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Landmark case in media law
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| gptkbp:case_types |
Civil Rights
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:1980
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
78-1
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
June 29, 1980
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| gptkbp:election |
7-1
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-Watergate era
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced later cases on media access
Established precedent for press access to court proceedings |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Judicial accountability
Public interest in transparency |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Richmond_Newspapers,_Inc.
gptkb:State_of_Virginia |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
Frequently referenced in legal arguments
448 U. S. 555 |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
Access to public trials
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
First Amendment right to access
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| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Expanded First Amendment rights
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Freedom_of_Information_Act Freedom of the press Open courts |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Court ruled in favor of Richmond Newspapers
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Press access to judicial proceedings
Public's right to attend criminal trials Set a standard for future access cases |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Globe_Newspaper_Co._v._Superior_Court
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| gptkbp:significance |
Strengthened First Amendment protections
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._United_States
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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