5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 15 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Lewis.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Lewis Anchor | green | “an evidentiary hearing should be held and findings of fact should be recorded by the judge in his order granting or refusing closure.” | 3 |
| 2 | WFTV, Inc. v. Wilken | green | “ake stands for the proposition that access to judicial records under the clerk's control is governed exclusively by the supreme court.” | 3 |
| 3 | WFTV, Inc. v. School Bd. of Seminole | green | “whatever temptations the statesmanship of policymaking might wisely suggest, construction must eschew interpolation and evisceration. the judge must not read in by way of creation.” | 3 |
| 4 | State v. Kuntsman | green | “the decision as to access is one best left to the sound discretion of the trial court, a discretion to be exercised in light of the relevant facts and circumstances of the particular case.” | 3 |
| 5 | Smithwick v. TELEVISION 12 | green | “the trial court, upon ruling that a closure is warranted, must make findings of fact and must extend its order no further than the circumstances require.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.