PEOPLE v. VAN DYKE

No. 1-19-1384.

178 N.E.3d 263 (2020)

2020 IL App (1st) 191384

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jason VAN DYKE, Defendant, (Chicago Public Media, Inc., WLS Television, Inc.; WFLD Fox 32 Chicago, WGN Continental Broadcasting Company, Chicago Tribune Company, L.L.C., and Sun-Times Media, L.L.C., Intervenors-Appellants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, FOURTH DIVISION.

Opinion filed December 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brendan J. Healey , of Baron Harris Healey , of Chicago, for appellants WLS Television, Inc.; WFLD Fox 32 Chicago; and WGN Continental Broadcasting Company.

Natalie J. Spears and Gregory R. Naron , of Dentons US, LLP, of Chicago, for appellant Chicago Tribune Company, L.L.C.

Jeffrey D. Colman , Michael T. Brody , Catherine L. Doyle , and Christina T. Lopez , of Jenner & Block LLP, of Chicago, for appellant Chicago Public Media, Inc.

Damon E. Dunn , of Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn Ltd., of Chicago, for appellant Sun-Times Media, L.L.C.

Joseph H. McMahon , Special State's Attorney, of St. Charles ( Michelle Katz , Assistant Special State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

¶ 1 This appeal involves the denial of access to the media in a criminal case. In the highly publicized criminal case of People v. Jason Van Dyke, the trial court entered an "interim decorum order" to manage trial publicity and the media to...

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