MATTER OF NEW YORK TIMES CO. v. BURKE

M-2170, 2335/18, 9486, 180/19, 181/19-2171, 9485.

172 A.D.3d 541 (2019)

101 N.Y.S.3d 294

2019 NY Slip Op 03903

In the Matter of New York Times Company et al., Petitioners, v. James M. Burke et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Court Tv Media, LLC, Petitioner, v. James M. Burke et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided May 16, 2019.


In the underlying highly-publicized prosecution of a well-known entertainment-industry figure for felonious sexual misconduct, Supreme Court properly closed the Molineux/Sandoval hearing to the public and sealed documents relating to that hearing. While the First Amendment guarantees the public and the press a qualified right of access to criminal trials (see Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v Virginia, 448 U.S. 555, 580 [1980]), this...

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