In this proceeding, brought pursuant to CPLR article 78, the petitioner Poughkeepsie Newspapers, Inc. challenges an order of the respondent Justice excluding the public from a hearing conducted to determine the admissibility of certain evidence in the trial of defendant Lemuel Smith. The issues raised require this court to strike a balance between the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press...
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