Schanberg v. State

The government of the State of New York, in the exercise of some of its executive functions, occupies, maintains and controls a building located at 80 Centre Street in Manhattan, wherein branches of the Departments of Labor, Taxation and Finance, Motor Vehicles, Law, and other agencies function. The fourth floor of this building is occupied by offices of the Attorney-General, and houses members of his staff who work in various bureaus of the Law Department.

Room 408 contains facilities for the use of reporters assigned by the metropolitan newspapers to cover news emanating from the…