Media at Juvenile Proceedings

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"The Media's Right to Access Juvenile Proceedings
Introduction
The media do not have an unqualified right to access juvenile proceedings. Although the Supreme Court's decision in Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia established the media's right of access to criminal trials, the purpose of an open trial is to protect the defendant's interests from possible prosecutorial or judicial abuse. This right of access does not apply to juvenile proceedings because anonymity and confidentiality often serve the juvenile's interests best. Thus, juvenile proceedings have traditionally been closed, and all 50 states now have some sort of shield law to promote confidentiality of juvenile proceedings.

Nonetheless, the First Amendment provides that "Congress shall .."

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