The assurance of fairness preserved by public presence at a trial is not lost when one party's cause is pursued under a fictitious name.[8] Nonetheless, even courts that take this view acknowledge that "there remains a clear and strong First Amendment interest in ensuring that '[w]hat transpires in the courtroom is public property.'"[9] And other courts put it even more strongly: [L]awsuits are public events and the public has a legitimate interest in knowing the… [read post]