Oliver v. Postel

Chief Judge Finm.

The questions posed in Matter of United Press Assns. v. Valente (308 N. Y. 71), concerning the right of the news media to challenge an order closing the trial of a pending criminal case to the public and the press, are again before us on this appeal, though in a materially different setting and involving altogether different considerations. Here, unlike in United Press, the issues are presented in the context of a clash between the constitutional guarantee of freedom of the press (U. S. Const., 1st Arndt.; N. Y. Const., art. I, § 8) and the constitutional right of an accused…