Waller v. Georgia, No. 83-321 (U.S. Supreme Court) (467 U.S. 39; 104 S.Ct. 2210) (May 21, 1984) (Justice Powell)
This is the Supreme Court's seminal case on courtroom closures, where it held that the Sixth Amendment guaranteed of public trials means that the closure of criminal proceedings to the public is only justified if four factors are met.
In this case, the trial court, over the defendant's objection, closed ...
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