Does the media have a greater right of access than any other member of the public?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from New York Times Co. v. Superior Court, 52 Cal.App.4th 97, 60 Cal.Rptr.2d 410 (Cal. App. 1997):
3 Members of the media have no greater right of access than that of any member of the public. (City of Hemet v. Superior Court, supra, 37 Cal.App.4th 1411, 1417 fn. 7, 44 Cal.Rptr.2d 532; Rogers v. Superior Court (1993) 19 Cal.App.4th 469, 476, fn. 4, 23 Cal.Rptr.2d 412.)
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