MATTER OF BEACH v. Shanley
New York Court of Appeals
POINTS OF COUNSEL I. Section 79-h of the Civil Rights Law permits reporter Beach, to withhold the identity of his news source from the Grand Jury under the facts of the instant case, (jHennigan v Buffalo Courier Express Co., 85 AD2d 924; Greenburg v CBS Inc., 69 AD2d 693; People [Fischer] Dan, 41 AD2d 687, 32 NY2d 613; People v Monroe, 82 Mise 2d 850; Hammelburger v Foursom Inn Corp., 54 NY2d 580; Burns Jackson Miller Summit & Spitzer v Lindner, 59 NY2d 314; People v…
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POINTS OF COUNSEL I. Section 79-h of the Civil Rights Law permits reporter Beach, to withhold the identity of his news source from the Grand Jury under the facts of the instant case, (jHennigan v Buffalo Courier Express Co., 85 AD2d 924; Greenburg v CBS Inc., 69 AD2d 693; People [Fischer] Dan, 41 AD2d 687, 32 NY2d 613; People v Monroe, 82 Mise 2d 850; Hammelburger v Foursom Inn Corp., 54 NY2d 580; Burns Jackson Miller Summit & Spitzer v Lindner, 59 NY2d 314; People v lannaccone, 112 Mise 2d 1057; People v Graham, 55 NY2d 144; Oak Beach Inn Corp. v Babylon Beacon, 92 AD2d 102; Wilkins v Kalla,…
1Opinion of the Court
62 N.Y.2d 241 (1984)
In the Matter of Richard Beach, Appellant,
v.
Donald J. Shanley, as Special District Attorney of Rensselaer County, Respondent.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.
Argued March 19, 1984.
Decided May 10, 1984.
Peter L. Danziger and Salvatore D. Ferlazzo for appellant.
Donald J. Shanley, Special District Attorney, respondent pro se.
Jack C. Landau and Judy D. Lynch for The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, amicus curiae.
Floyd Abrams, Edward P. Krugman, Katharine P. Darrow and Alice Neff Lucan for The New York Times Company and others, amici curiae.
Dean Ringel,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- PruneYard Shopping Center v. RobinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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