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.