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MATTER OF UNITED PRESS ASSNS. v. VALENTE

203 Misc. 220 (1953)

In the Matter of United Press Associations et al., Petitioners, v. Francis L. Valente, Individually and as Judge of The Court of General Sessions of the County of New York, Respondent. In the Matter of North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc., Petitioner, v. Francis L. Valente, Individually and as Judge of The Court of General Sessions of the County of New York, Respondent.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

February 17, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

De Witt, Van Aken & Nast for United Press Associations, petitioners.

Brown, Cross & Hamilton for New York Herald Tribune, Inc., petitioner.

McCauley & Henry for Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., and another, petitioners.

Townley, Updike & Carter for News Syndicate Co., Inc., petitioner.

M. Marvin Berger for New York Post Corporation, petitioner.

Ernest Cuneo for North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc., petitioner.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Richard G. Denzer, Charles W. Manning and Stuart G. Schwartz of counsel), for respondent.

SCHREIBER, J.

These are applications by various newspaper publishers and associations for an order of prohibition against the Hon. FRANCIS A. VALENTE, Judge of the Court of General Sessions, restraining said Justice from enforcing an order made by him during the pending trial of the action of People v. Jelke. The order excluded the general public and the press from the courtroom for the duration of the...

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