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- Title
IN WASHINGTON STATE, OPEN COURTS JURISPRUDENCE CONSISTS MAINLY OF OPEN QUESTIONS.
- Authors
Ellington, Anne L.; Lutzenhiser, Jeanine Blackett
- Abstract
Issues of public trial and the open administration of justice have been an intense focus of the Washington State Supreme Court in recent years. In its December issue, the Washington Law Review surveyed U.S. and Washington State public trial and public access jurisprudence, and made recommendations for clarifying the constitutional issues involved when a courtroom "closure" occurs. Just before that issue went to press, the Washington State Supreme Court decided four important public trial cases: State v. Sublett, State v. Wise, State v. Paumier, and In re Morris. The court issued fourteen separate opinions, clearly demonstrating deep divisions among the justices. This follow-up article examines the principal arguments of the new opinions, identifies what areas appear settled, and discusses the important questions that remain unresolved.
- Subjects
WASHINGTON (State); COURTS; ACCESS to justice; JUSTICE administration; WASHINGTON (State). Supreme Court; CONSTITUTIONAL law; JUDICIAL opinions; ACTION &; defense cases; TRIALS (Law)
- Publication
Washington Law Review, 2013, Vol 88, Issue 2, p492
- ISSN
0043-0617
- Publication type
Article