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GREEN BAY NEWSPAPER v. CIRCUIT COURT

Nos. 82-2244-W, 83-133-CR.

113 Wis.2d 411 (1983)

335 N.W.2d 367

STATE EX REL. GREEN BAY NEWSPAPER COMPANY, Terry Anderson and Mike Smothers, Petitioners, v. CIRCUIT COURT, BRANCH 1, BROWN COUNTY, the Honorable Richard G. Greenwood, Kenneth J. Phillips, Jr., and the State of Wisconsin, Respondents. IN the MATTER OF the FINDING OF CONTEMPT IN STATE of Wisconsin Kenneth J. PHILLIPS, Jr.; Terry ANDERSON and Mike Smothers, Appellants, v. CIRCUIT COURT FOR BROWN COUNTY, the Honorable Richard G. Greenwood, presiding, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided July 1, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioners and appellants there were briefs by Robert W. Schaefer, John M. Thompson, and Trowbridge, Planert & Schaefer, S.C., Green Bay, and James P. Brody, Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., and Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Shriner.

For the respondent, Kenneth J. Phillips, Jr., there was a brief and oral argument by Carl R. Fenwick, Green Bay.

For the respondents, State of Wisconsin and the Honorable Richard G. Greenwood, the cause was argued by Chris Heikenen, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.

Amicus Curiae briefs were filed by Diane S. Gutmann, Brady C. Williamson and La Follette, Sinykin, Anderson & Munson, Madison, for Wisconsin Newspaper Association and Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council; and, for Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

Revising and remanding court of appeals opinion not submitted for publication. [Case No. 82-2244-W.]

On by-pass from court of appeals. [Case No. 83-133-CR.]

DAY, J.

Case No. 82-2244-W is a review of a decision of the court of appeals which denied a request by the petitioners for a supervisory writ to prohibit the enforcement of a trial court order requiring an in camera disclosure of the sources of news articles written by Terry Anderson and...

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