In re Ruben R.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.
This appeal concerns the sensitive balance which must be struck between the potential trauma to the mental and physical well-being of the children in question which would result from the public dissemination of certain personal aspects of their lives, and whether those concerns outweigh the interests of the press in having free access to judicial proceedings.
The matter before us arises from the brutal murder of Elisa Izquierdo, an episode which shocked New York City, became world-wide news, and led to a reevaluation of the mechanisms which are designed to protect…
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