Supreme Court of Florida
Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. v. Burk
February 19, 198712 Fla. L. Weekly 103
Summary
The Florida Supreme Court answered three certified questions in the negative, holding that the press has no First Amendment right to attend or obtain unfiled pretrial discovery depositions in criminal cases, no qualified right under Florida discovery rules, and no statutory right under section 119.07, thereby affirming the district court's decision.