Courthouse News Service et al v. Gabel et al

Vermont District Court
Judge:	Christina Reiss
Case #:	2:21-cv-00132
Nature of Suit	440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause	42:1983 Civil Rights Act

Case Filed:	May 20, 2021
Re-opened:	May 06, 2025
Terminated:	Nov 22, 2021

Last checked: Tuesday Nov 16, 2021 3:26 AM EST

Defendant Christine Brock	Represented By David A. Boyd, Esq. Office Of The Vermont Attorney General contact info
Defendant Anne Damone	Represented By David A. Boyd, Esq. Office Of The Vermont Attorney General contact info
Defendant Patricia Gabel	Represented By David A. Boyd, Esq. Office Of The Vermont Attorney General contact info
Defendant Gaye Paquette	Represented By David A. Boyd, Esq. Office Of The Vermont Attorney General contact info
Defendant Amanda Stites	Represented By David A. Boyd, Esq. Office Of The Vermont Attorney General contact info
Defendant Margaret Villeneuve	Represented By David A. Boyd, Esq. Office Of The Vermont Attorney General contact info
Plaintiff Courthouse News Service	Represented By Jonathan E. Ginsberg, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info William Hibsher, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info Robert B. Hemley, Esq. Gravel & Shea PC contact info
Plaintiff Gannett Vermont Publishing, Inc.	Represented By Jonathan E. Ginsberg, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info William Hibsher, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info Robert B. Hemley, Esq. Gravel & Shea PC contact info
Plaintiff Gray Media Group, Inc.	Represented By Jonathan E. Ginsberg, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info William Hibsher, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info Robert B. Hemley, Esq. Gravel & Shea PC contact info
Plaintiff New England First Amendment Coalition	Represented By Jonathan E. Ginsberg, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info William Hibsher, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info Robert B. Hemley, Esq. Gravel & Shea PC contact info
Plaintiff Sample News Group, LLC	Represented By Jonathan E. Ginsberg, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info William Hibsher, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info Robert B. Hemley, Esq. Gravel & Shea PC contact info
Plaintiff Vermont Community Newspaper Group, LLC	Represented By Jonathan E. Ginsberg, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info William Hibsher, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info Robert B. Hemley, Esq. Gravel & Shea PC contact info
Plaintiff Vermont Journalism Trust, Ltd.	Represented By Jonathan E. Ginsberg, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info William Hibsher, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info Robert B. Hemley, Esq. Gravel & Shea PC contact info
Plaintiff Vermont Press Association, Inc.	Represented By Jonathan E. Ginsberg, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info William Hibsher, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info Robert B. Hemley, Esq. Gravel & Shea PC contact info
Plaintiff Da Capo Publishing, Inc	Represented By Jonathan E. Ginsberg, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info William Hibsher, Esq. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP contact info Robert B. Hemley, Esq. Gravel & Shea PC contact info

GPO Nov 19 2021
OPINION AND ORDER denying as moot 26 Motion for Preliminary Injunction; denying 43 Motion to Dismiss; granting in part and denying in part Request for Permanent Injunctive Relief and denies Request for Declaratory Relief re: 16 First Amended Complaint. Defendants are ENJOINED from delaying public access to electronically filed civil complaints until the Vermont Superior Courts' pre-access review process is complete. Signed by Judge Christina Reiss on 11/19/2021. (law)

Docket last updated: 05/09/2025 11:59 PM EDT

Tuesday, May 06, 2025
78		78 appeal USCA Mandate Tue 05/06 3:39 PM MANDATE of USCA, Circuit No. 21-3098 as to66 Notice of Appeal; the district court's judgment is AFFIRMED to the extent that it ruled that the Vermont procedures it reviewed violated Plaintiffs' First Amendment right to access judicial documents. The injunction granted by the district court is VACATED for overbreadth and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this Court's opinion.(kac) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Circuit Opinion

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