COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE v. YAMASAKI (2020)

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David YAMASAKI, in his official capacity as Court Executive Officer/Clerk of the Orange County Superior Court, Defendant-Appellee.

Nos. 17-56331

Decided: February 24, 2020

Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, N. Randy Smith, and Mary H. Murguia, Circuit Judges.

Rachel Matteo-Boehm (argued), Roger Myers, Katherine Keating, and Jonathan G. Fetterly, Bryan Cave LLP, San Francisco, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Robert A. Naeve (argued) and Cary D. Sullivan, Jones Day, Irvine, California; Nathaniel P. Garrett, Jones Day, San Francisco, California; for Defendant-Appellee. Caitlin V. Vogus (argued), Bruce D. Brown, and Gregg P. Leslie, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 31 Media Organizations. Natasha Breaux, Haynes and Boone LLP, Houston, Texas; Mary-Christine Sungaila and Marco A. Pulido, Haynes and Boone LLP, Costa Mesa, California; for Amici Curiae Orange County Bar Association, Family Violence Appellate Project, National Association of Women Lawyers, Public Law Center, Legal Aid Society of Orange County, and Veterans Legal Institute.