Legal Opinion
Associated Press v. Owens
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 19, 1990PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to prohibit the respondent, a Justice of the Supreme Court, from enforcing a ruling barring the public and press from attending pretrial hearings in a criminal action entitled People v Fama (Kings County indictment No. 2138/90) and, in effect, to unseal the transcripts of hearings held on April 6, 1990 and April 9, 1990.
Adjudged that the petition is granted, on the law, without costs or disbursements, to the extent that the respondent is directed to conduct a hearing on the applications to exclude the public from hearings in compliance with the…
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- Gannett Co. v. De PasqualeNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- New York Times Co. v. DemakosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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