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Argued December 3, 1991.
Decided July 15, 1992.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John M. Jereck for the plaintiff.
Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle (by Robert C. Bernius and Sharon Ochs Boston) and Sullivan, Hamilton, Schulz, Allen & Lettering (by James M. Sullivan) for the defendant.
Amici Curiae:
Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn (by Herschel P. Fink and Michael A. Gruskin); Mendes & Mount, of counsel (by Edward G. Spacek and Glenn M. Bieler), and Samuel A. Terilli,Jr., General Counsel, for Detroit Free Press, Inc., and David Lawrence, Jr.
Kasiborski, Ronayne & Flaska, P.C. (by John J. Ronayne, III), for Post-Newsweek Stations, Michigan, Inc., and Adams Publishing Corporation.
Butzel, Long (by Richard E. Rassel, James E. Stewart, Leonard M. Niehoff, and Kevin F. O'Shea) for The Detroit News, Inc.
Marco, Litzenburger, Smith, Brown & Erhart, P.C. (by Seberon Litzenburger), for Northern Michigan Review, Inc., Otsego County Herald Times, Inc., Maurer Publishing Company, Cadillac Evening News, and Silbar Communications.
Dawn L. Phillips and Karen Russell for Michigan Press Association.
Supreme Court of Michigan.
AFTER REMAND
BOYLE, J.
A responsible press has always been regarded as the handmaiden of effective judicial administration .... Its function in this regard is documented by an impressive record of service over several centuries. The press does not simply publish information about trials but guards against the miscarriage of justice by subjecting the police, prosecutors, and judicial processes to extensive public scrutiny and criticism. [Sheppard v Maxwell...
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