Legal Opinion
Herald Co. v. Weisenberg
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1983PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
An unemployment insurance hearing is presumed to be open, and may not be closed to the public unless there is demonstrated a compelling reason for closure and only after the affected members of the news media are given an opportunity to be heard. Although section 537 of the Labor Law prohibits the disclosure of certain information obtained by the Department of Labor from employees and employers, it does not provide a basis for closing the hearing itself.
This matter arose out of the resignations of two lawyers employed by the State Attorney-General in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. JelkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Westchester Rockland Newspapers, Inc. v. LeggettNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Gannett Co. v. De PasqualeNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Herald Co. v. WeisenbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Daily Gazette Co. v. Committee on Legal Ethics of West Virginia State BarWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- Johnson Newspaper Corp. v. MelinoNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Danco Laboratories, Ltd. v. Chemical Works of Gedeon Richter, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Capital Newspapers Division of Hearst Corp. v. MoynihanNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Kent v. KentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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