STATE EX REL. NEWSPAPERS v. CIRCUIT COURT

No. 85-0461-W.

124 Wis.2d 499 (1985)

370 N.W.2d 209

STATE of Wisconsin EX. REL. NEWSPAPERS, INC., WTMJ, Inc., Green Bay Press Gazette, WISN-TV, Division of Hearst Corporation, WISN Radio and WBTT Radio, Petitioners, v. CIRCUIT COURT FOR MILWAUKEE COUNTY, the Honorable Arlene D. Connors, presiding, Certain Unnamed Prospective Defendants, District Attorney for Milwaukee County and K.M., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioners there was a joint petition for supervisory writ filed by Robert A. Christensen, David Lucey and Foley & Lardner; and Matthew J. Flynn, Ralph A. Weber and Quarles & Brady, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Matthew J. Flynn and Robert A. Christensen.

For the respondents, circuit court for Milwaukee county and the Honorable Arlene D. Connors, there was a response by Thomas J. Balistreri, assistant attorney general, with whom on the response was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and oral argument by Mr. Balistreri.

For the respondents, certain unnamed prospective defendants, there was a joint response by Stephen M. Glynn, James A. Walrath and Shellow, Shellow & Glynn, S.C.; and William M. Coffey and Coffey, Coffey & Geraghty, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Stephen M. Glynn.

For the respondent, district attorney for Milwaukee county, there was a response by E. Michael McCann, district attorney, and Daniel D. Blinka, assistant district attorney, and oral argument by Mr. McCann.

For the respondent, K.M., there was a response by Daniel P. Kondos, Michael A. Pollack and Daniel P. Kondos Law Offices, Milwaukee, and oral argument by Michael A. Pollack.


HEFFERNAN, CHIEF JUSTICE.

Petitioners, various media organizations, have requested the issuance of a supervisory writ, pursuant to secs. 809.51 and 809.71, Stats.,1 commanding the circuit court for Milwaukee county, the Honorable Arlene D. Connors presiding, to conduct in public a sec. 968.02(3), proceeding pending before her, entitled In re Petition of K.M., criminal division case no. L-002-C. We hold that such proceedings are...

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