It started as a nasty, high-society divorce case. Now, proceedings to end the marriage of Ron and Janet Burkle have launched a legislative battle in California. Senate Bill 1015, a quickly crafted, controversial piece of legislation, would force a judge, upon the request of either party in a divorce case, to redact all financial information from a pleading, shielding it from the public eye. Critics say the bill is an unconstitutional infringement on First Amendment rights.
March 22, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
It started as a nasty, high-society divorce case.
Now, proceedings to end the marriage of Ron and Janet Burkle have launched a legislative battle pitting First Amendment advocates and family law specialists that was scheduled to play out in the California Capitol Tuesdsday morning.
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