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RILEY v. GIBSON

No. 2010-SC-000619-MR.

338 S.W.3d 230 (2011)

Jason RILEY; and The Courier-Journal, Inc., Appellants, v. Honorable Susan Schultz GIBSON, Judge, Jefferson Circuit Court, Appellee. and Commonwealth of Kentucky; and Don Sinclair Fielder, Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

May 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon. L. Fleischaker , Jeremy Stuart Rogers , Caroline Lynch Pieroni , Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, Louisville, KY, for appellants.

Hon. Susan Schultz Gibson , Judge, Jefferson Circuit Court, Louisville, KY, for appellee.

Erin Clark White , Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney, Louisville, KY, for Commonwealth of Kentucky, Real Party in Interest.

Amy Irene Hannah , Louisville, KY, for Don Sinclair Fielder, Real Party in Interest.

Opinion of the Court by Justice NOBLE.

Appellants, Jason Riley and the Courier-Journal, Inc., appeal the Court of Appeals' denial of a writ of mandamus or prohibition requiring media access to a juror contempt hearing. Because a right of access does extend to criminal contempt hearings, the Court of Appeals is reversed.

I. Background

This case arises out of a hearing held by Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Susan Schultz Gibson to address a juror's...

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