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FIRST AMEND. COALITION v. JUD. INQUIRY

501 Pa. 129 (1983)

460 A.2d 722

The FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and the Philadelphia Inquirer, Petitioners, v. JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND REVIEW BOARD.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Hatton, Philadelphia, for petitioners.

Perry Bechtle, Philadelphia, for respondent.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and NIX, FLAHERTY, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Petitioners, the First Amendment Coalition and Coalition members, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, request that this Court issue a writ of mandamus compelling Respondent Judicial Inquiry and Review Board to file with this Court as a public document the record of its investigation of charges against a member of the judiciary of this Commonwealth. As the Board, a constitutionally independent...

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