Media but not public admitted to Los Angeles juvenile court proceedings

The presiding judge for the L.A. County Juvenile Court ordered the courts open to the media but not the public.

The court had previously barred the media and public from cases of child abuse, foster care and adoption. The parties involved in a case can still make a compelling case to close doors.

From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, February 3, 2012, by Rachel Bunn.

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