Link opens modal by default but can open New Link or New Tab

UX Question:

Can I have a link open up a modal window by default but also allow the user to open the same link instead as a new window or a new tab?

Quick background of the system: - I have a case management system. - Each case has a unique URL and is made up of events - A case can have 1 event or thousands of events - A user can share a single event from a case

While on a case page, we show a list of events. Each event on the list provides ~ 10% of the info available for that event. To see the rest, the user clicks on "View full event" and a modal window opens up with Next/Prev functionality to browse records without having to close the modal window.

Here's what I am considering:

Scenario 1:

  • Remove modal windows and have the link open in the same browser window
  • This gives the user the option to open link in the same/new window or open it in a new tab.

Scenario 2:

  • Clicking "View full event" still opens a modal window
  • If the user wants, they can right click or shift click the link to open link in new window/new tab.

Would Scenario 2 be bad UX?

Here's a preview of the case screen: https://codepen.io/hectooorr/pen/WMaqNb/

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