Legal Opinion
United States v. Chagra
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1983No. Nos. 82-1263, 82-1264PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The first amendment to the Constitution accords the public and the press the right of access to a criminal trial. We here consider whether that guarantee forbids a district court’s closure of a pretrial bail reduction hearing when the defendant, to protect his right to a fair trial, requests that the hearing be held in camera.
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In 1979, United States District Judge John H. Wood, Jr. was shot in the back and *356killed as he prepared to enter his automobile outside his home in San Antonio, Texas. His assassination was immediately headline news in San Antonio and…
2Cases cited90 opinions
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- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by108 opinions
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- NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV), Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- In Re Application of the Herald Company, Applicant-Appellant. United States of America v. Michael KlepferCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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