No. 25-984
Dan McCaleb v. Michelle Long, Director, Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
Response Waived
Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-transparency court-closure first-amendment freedom-of-information judicial-proceedings public-access
Latest Conference:
2026-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. In determining whether the public has a right to access meetings of the Tennessee Judicial Advisory Commission, must a court apply the "experience and logic" test prescribed by Richmond Newspapers Inc. v. Virginia, 448 U.S. 555 (1980), or is Houchins v. KQED, Inc., 438 U.S. 1, 15 (1978) still the governing rule?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether courts must apply the 'experience and logic' test from Richmond Newspapers Inc. v. Virginia to determine public access rights to Tennessee Judicial Advisory Commission meetings, or whether Houchins v. KQED, Inc. remains the governing standard
Docket Entries
2026-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
2026-02-24
Waiver of right of respondent Michelle Long to respond filed.
2026-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)
2026-01-14
Application (25A817) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 13, 2026.
2025-12-05
Application (25A817) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 15, 2025 to February 13, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Dan McCaleb
Jeffrey Michael Schwab — Liberty Justice Center, Petitioner
Michelle Long