Summary

• Jurisdiction: Washington

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Summary

§21.1	Introduction
§21.2	Access to Washington Court Proceedings
§21.3	Access to Court Documents
§21.4	Access to Federal Courts
§21.5	Prior Restraints and Gag Orders
§21.6	A Note on Bench-Bar-Press Principles
§21.7	Other Rules and Procedures

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Marshall J. Nelson is a partner in the Seattle office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. He has represented members of the news media in the Northwest for many years and was involved in a number of the cases discussed in this chapter. He is a recognized authority on First Amendment issues.

Angela Galloway is an associate in the Seattle office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, focusing on litigation and media law. She is a former newspaper reporter who regularly covered the courts and was editor-in-chief of the University of Washington Daily.

The prior contributions of David Cuillier, Ph.D., associate professor of journalism at the University of Arizona, and David M. Norman, an associate with Lee Smart P.S., Inc., to...