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Pearson v. James, No. 95-2801, No. 1669 (2nd Cir.) (105 F.3d 828) (January 30, 1997) (Judge Jon O. Newman)

Court held that ordering closure of courtroom without considering alternatives violated the petitioner's right to a public trial.

The reigning hot topic in the Second Circuit these days seems to be finding esoteric ways to protect a defendant's right to a public trial - especially when the State conducts the ...

 

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