Legal Opinion
Gannett Co. v. Falvey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 13, 1992PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Petition unanimously dismissed without costs. Memorandum: Petitioner, Gannett Co., Inc. (Gannett), commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding against W. Patrick Falvey as Judge of the Seneca County Court seeking review of his determination to close the courtroom to the press and public during pretrial hearings in a highly publicized criminal case involving murder and conspiracy.
The facts of this case are similar to those in Matter of Johnson Newspaper Corp. v Clary (167 AD2d 968, appeal dismissed 77 NY2d 889). Here, as in Clary, the court examined the statements made by defendants in the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gannett Co. v. De PasqualeNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Associated Press v. BellNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Johnson Newspaper Corp. v. ClaryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Merola v. BellNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. Arroyo, New York County Courts1998
- People v. DeBeer, New York County Courts2004
- Matter of New York Times Co. v. BurkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019
- People v. AllenNew York County Court, Livingston County · 2017