Legal Opinion
In re an Application for News Media Coverage
New York Family Court
Decided July 1, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Howard Spitz, J.
A human tragedy of great personal and societal proportions occurred on June 1, 1997, when Dr. B. S., an esteemed public figure and spokesperson for human rights, sustained third degree burns to more than 80%- of her body in a fire at her home. Her 12-year-old grandson is accused of setting the fire and is the respondent in this juvenile delinquency proceeding before the court. Dr. S. died on June 23, 1997.
Both the particular circumstances of the case and the general climate in which it occurs have made these proceedings the focus of intense public interest.…
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- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of NorfolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- People v. JelkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Westchester Rockland Newspapers, Inc. v. LeggettNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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