COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE v. BROWN

No. 18-1230.

908 F.3d 1063 (2018)

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dorothy BROWN, in her official capacity as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 13, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Cole , Attorney, Brian A. Sher , Attorney, BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP, Chicago, IL, Rachel Elizabeth Matteo-Boehm , Attorney, BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul A. Castiglione , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE COOK COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Robert A. Naeve , Attorney, JONES DAY, Irvine, CA, KatieLynn Boyd Townsend , Attorney, Caitlin Veronica Vogus , Attorney, REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before Bauer, Hamilton, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff-appellee Courthouse News Service ("CNS") seeks injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, arguing that the First Amendment requires Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, to release newly filed complaints to the press at the moment of receipt by her office — not after processing...

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