“Dan Bernstein’s new book disproves two stereotypes about history: First, that it’s made only by the famous, and second, that it’s boring. This is a tale of small-town heroes, newspaper professionals, and lawyers. . . . In Dan’s capable hands, it’s smart, funny, and above all, enlightening.”—George Rodrigue, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and president and editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer

“I simply loved Justice in Plain Sight. It is like a fairy tale with a landscape populated by now-extinct beasts. . . . For those who want to understand what journalism can mean to a community, here’s a well-told story of a very good newspaper.”—Donald E. Graham, former publisher of the Washington Post

“As courts and the media today face political criticism and threats, Bernstein’s story of the paper’s landmark victories is a timely reminder of how crucial public access is to the integrity of our judicial system.”—Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent of the National Law Journal and author of The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution

“A suspenseful, true-life legal page-turner about honest men and women standing up for freedom. A thoroughly compelling and engaging read.”—Jonathan Eig, New York Times best-selling author of Ali: A Life

“The doors of America’s courtrooms are open today because one small newspaper in California refused to let justice take place in secret. Justice in Plain Sight is a long-overdue look at the legal fight that changed the history of the First Amendment.”—David E. McCraw, vice president and deputy general counsel, the New York Times Company

“This book, which tells the highly interesting story behind two Supreme Court precedents, has it all: heinous crimes, protective judges, dogged journalists, skilled local lawyers, captious Supreme Court justices, and a very fortunate public that, thanks to the Press-Enterprise, secured a First Amendment right to attend jury selection and preliminary hearings.”—James T. Hamilton, Hearst Professor of Communication at Stanford University

“Dan Bernstein has written a wonderful account of two landmark Supreme Court cases that established the right of the press and the public to attend key phases of criminal court proceedings. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, Bernstein’s book tells the fascinating story behind these key First Amendment decisions.”—Erwin Chemerinsky, dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law

“During the 1970s and 1980s, the U.S. Supreme Court made public access to criminal court proceedings a constitutional right. . . . Justice in Plain Sight documents the struggle to achieve those rights and adds to the public’s understanding of what makes the American justice system the most transparent and trusted system in the world.”—Lucy Dalglish, dean of Phillip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland

“It is hard to believe that thirty years ago, courts closed their doors to the press in criminal court proceedings. Dan Bernstein, armed with local knowledge and extensive research, weaves a gripping narrative of how that changed. His story is filled with high constitutional principles, colorful characters, and frequent peeks behind the scenes at the Supreme Court of the United States, where the legal landscape changed thanks to the determination of a small local newspaper publisher.”—Dennis J. Hutchinson, William Rainey Harper Professor in the College and senior lecturer in law at the University of Chicago and author of The Man Who Once Was Whizzer White

“It is meticulously researched, engagingly written, and tells an extraordinarily important and relevant story.”—Kathleen Cairns, former reporter and editor for Knight-Ridder and author of The Case of Rose Bird: Gender, Politics, and the California Courts