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CIRCUIT COURT v. LEE NEWSPAPERS

No. S-14-0015.

332 P.3d 523 (2014)

2014 WY 101

CIRCUIT COURT OF the EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, Appellant (Defendant), v. LEE NEWSPAPERS, dba The Casper Star-Tribune, The Douglas Budget, L.P. dba, The Douglas Budget and The Glenrock Independent, The Wyoming Press Association, and The Associated Press, Appellees (Plaintiffs).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

August 12, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Peter K. Michael , Wyoming Attorney General; Martin L. Hardsocg , Deputy Attorney General; Cathleen D. Parker , Senior Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Ms. Parker.

Representing Appellees: Bruce T. Moats , Law Office of Bruce T. Moats, P.C., Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Before BURKE, C.J., and, HILL, KITE, DAVIS, and FOX, JJ.

FOX, Justice.

[¶ 1] The Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial District (circuit court) closed the court proceedings in a juvenile sexual assault case and sealed the court file, purportedly in accordance with Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-319(a) (LexisNexis 2013). The circuit court denied existence of the case file, and barred the news organizations (appellees) from attending any court proceedings. The appellees moved to intervene to gain access to information pertaining...

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