(Complete legal authorities and analysis in The CalAware Guide to Journalism Law in California)
General Rules
Civil Proceedings/California Courts
Constitutional Presumption of Openness
Statutory Presumption of Openness
Statutory Exceptions
Family Law Proceedings Subject to Closure
Conservatorship Proceedings Presumed Closed
Concealed Weapon Fitness Hearings Presumed Closed
Civil Proceedings/Federal Courts
Constitutional Presumption of Openness
Statutory Presumption of Openness
Criminal Proceedings/California and Federal Courts
Constitutional Presumption of Openness
Entire Trials
Portions of Trials
Jury Selection
Preliminary Hearings
Juvenile Court Proceedings/California
Dependency Hearings Presumed Closed
Conditional Press Access
Delinquency Hearings Presumed Closed
Access in Most Serious Criminal Cases
