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IN RE COURT ORDER DATED OCTOBER 22, 2003

Nos. 2003-613-M.P., 2003-614-M.P.

886 A.2d 342 (2005)

In re Court Order Dated October 22, 2003.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 19, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph V. Cavanagh, Jr., Esq., Providence, for Petitioner.

Michael W. Field, Esq., for Respondent.

Before: WILLIAMS, C.J., GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, SUTTELL, and ROBINSON, JJ.

OPINION

FLAHERTY, Justice.

"[I]n order to enjoy the inestimable benefits which the liberty of the press ensures, it is necessary to submit to the inevitable evils which it engenders."1

At issue here is the propriety of contempt citations issued to certain members of the news media who are alleged to have violated a trial court order prohibiting the publication of information or photographs in connection with a sensational...

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