Legal Opinion
Matter of Daily News, L.P. v. Wiley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 12, 2015No. 14580 15/15 -563PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Application pursuant to CPLR article 78 for a writ of mandamus and/or a writ of prohibition, to compel respondent Honorable Maxwell Wiley to unseal and permit inspection and copying of certain evidence and transcripts, and other related relief, unanimously denied, and the petition dismissed, without costs.
In this article 78 proceeding petitioners, seven news organizations, * challenge a series of rulings regarding press access in an ongoing criminal trial. Respondents, the judge presiding over the trial in People v Pedro Hernandez (Sup Ct, NY County, indictment No. 4863/12), the District…
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- Westchester Rockland Newspapers, Inc. v. LeggettNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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