Gannett Co. v. De Pasquale

*374OPINION OF THE COURT

Wachtler, J.

During the course of pretrial suppression hearings in a highly publicized murder 'caseT "the-eourt- directed that the evidentiary proceedings be closed to the public, including the press. The closure order was imposed as a means to ensure the defendants’ right to a fair trial by forestalling the prejudicial effects of further notoriety. In this article 78 proceeding in the nature of prohibition, the petitioner, a disseminator of news through press and television, claims that the court’s action violated First Amendment guarantees and the Sixth Amendment right to…