A California superior court judge ordered a reporter out of the courtroom and told her not to publish any evidence from the proceedings in a trial of a man accused of murdering and sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl. The judge gave no reason for the order. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that all judicial proceedings are open to the press and public. (Visalia Times-Delta, October 5, 2016, by Sheyanne Romero and Eric Woomer)
Within two hours the superior court presiding judge cancelled the order writing that under the First Amendment it was a mistake to exclude the press from an open forum. (The Fresno Bee, October 6, 2016, by Lewis Griswold)