The Radio And Television News Association Of Southern California v. United States District Court For The Central District Of California

781 F.2d 1443 54 USLW 2437 , 12 Media L. Rep. 1739 The RADIO AND TELEVISION NEWS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent, Joel Levine, Stanley I. Greenberg, Richard Miller and United States of America, Real Parties in Interest. No. 85-7524. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 8, 1985. Decided Feb. 10, 1986. Kent Farnsworth, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Santa Monica, Cal., for petitioner. Robert C. Bonner, U.S. Atty., Robert L. Brosio, Russell Hayman, Asst. U.S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent. Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before SNEED, NELSON and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. BEEZER, Circuit Judge: 1 The Radio and Television News Association, an organization representing broadcast journalists, filed this petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the district court to vacate its amended restraining order. That amended order restrains trial counsel for a criminal defendant from making extrajudicial statements to members of the news media. We hold that restraints on the…