LOS ANGELES TIMES v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B169890.

7 Cal.Rptr.3d 524 (2003)

114 Cal.App.4th 247

LOS ANGELES TIMES et al., Petitioners, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent; The People et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

Review Denied February 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis Wright Tremaine, Kelli L. Sager, Alonzo Wickers and Susan E. Seager, Los Angeles, for Petitioners.

Frederick R. Bennett, Los Angeles, for Respondent.

Brentford J. Ferreira, District Attorney, for Real Party in Interest the People.

Guzin & Steier and Donald H. Steier, Los Angeles, for Real Party in Interest Michael Baker, George Rucker, George Miller.

Daniel A. Guerrero, Pasadena, for Real Party in Interest John Salazar.

Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman, J. Michael Hennigan, Los Angeles, Donald F. Woods and Jeffrey S. Koenig for Real Party in Interest Archdiocese.


KLEIN, P.J.

"The right to an open public trial is a shared right of the accused and the public, the common concern being the assurance of fairness." (Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court (1986) 478 U.S. 1, 7, 106 S.Ct. 2735, 92 L.Ed. 2d 1 (Press-Enterprise II).) "Underlying the First Amendment right of access to criminal trials is the common understanding that `a major...

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