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This document is a page from a court filing dated July 2, 2020, which outlines the court's findings for partially closing a proceeding. The court justifies this closure by citing the substantial interest in protecting public health and safety from the spread of COVID-19, referencing the 5,802 confirmed cases and 373 deaths in New Hampshire since the pandemic began.
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| Brennan, J. | Justice (concurring) |
Cited in the 1980 case Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia for discussing the functions of public access to court p...
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| Richmond Newspapers, Inc. | Company |
Party in the cited case Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia.
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| N.H. Dep’t of Health and Human Servs. | Government agency |
Cited as a source for COVID-19 case data in New Hampshire in a footnote.
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| N.H. Pub. Radio | Media organization |
Cited as a source for tracking COVID-19 data in New Hampshire in a footnote.
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The location where the court is making its finding and where COVID-19 statistics are being reported.
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"the court finds that protecting the health and safety of the public and the parties to this proceeding from the spread of COVID-19 is a substantial interest that would be jeopardized and prejudiced if the court did not impose this partial closure."Source
— The court
(This is the court's primary finding in support of the necessity for a partial closure of the legal proceeding.)
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Case 1:20-mj-00132-AJD Document 2 Filed 07/02/20 Page 3 of 33
opportunity to access this proceeding in real time. See
Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, 448 U.S. 555, 593-97
(1980) (Brennan, J., concurring) (discussing the functions of
public access to court proceedings, including ensuring that
procedural rights are respected and that justice is afforded
equally, maintaining public confidence in the administration of
justice, promoting accurate fact-finding, and enabling the
public to act as a check on judicial power); see also Bucci, 662
F.3d at 22 (discussing benefits of openness in criminal
proceedings). Under the extraordinary circumstances presented
by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the court finds this
partial closure is necessary.
Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, 448 U.S. 555, 593-97
(1980) (Brennan, J., concurring) (discussing the functions of
public access to court proceedings, including ensuring that
procedural rights are respected and that justice is afforded
equally, maintaining public confidence in the administration of
justice, promoting accurate fact-finding, and enabling the
public to act as a check on judicial power); see also Bucci, 662
F.3d at 22 (discussing benefits of openness in criminal
proceedings). Under the extraordinary circumstances presented
by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the court finds this
partial closure is necessary.
III. Findings in Support of Necessity for this Partial Closure
A. First, the court finds that protecting the health and
safety of the public and the parties to this proceeding
from the spread of COVID-19 is a substantial interest that
would be jeopardized and prejudiced if the court did not
impose this partial closure.
safety of the public and the parties to this proceeding
from the spread of COVID-19 is a substantial interest that
would be jeopardized and prejudiced if the court did not
impose this partial closure.
Since the first announced case in New Hampshire on March 2,
2020, the state has reported 5,802 confirmed cases of COVID-19.³
So far, 373 deaths have been attributed to the disease in this
2020, the state has reported 5,802 confirmed cases of COVID-19.³
So far, 373 deaths have been attributed to the disease in this
³ COVID-19, N.H. Dep’t of Health and Human Servs.,
https://www.nh.gov/covid19/ (last visited 12:00 p.m. July 2,
2020); Explore the Data: Tracking COVID-19 in New Hampshire,
N.H. Pub. Radio, https://www.nhpr.org/post/updated-tracking-
covid-19-cases-and-testing-new-hampshire#stream/0 (last visited
12:00 p.m. July 2, 2020).
https://www.nh.gov/covid19/ (last visited 12:00 p.m. July 2,
2020); Explore the Data: Tracking COVID-19 in New Hampshire,
N.H. Pub. Radio, https://www.nhpr.org/post/updated-tracking-
covid-19-cases-and-testing-new-hampshire#stream/0 (last visited
12:00 p.m. July 2, 2020).
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