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GANNETT CO. v. DEPASQUALE

No. 77-1301.

443 U.S. 368 (1979)

99 S.Ct. 2898

61 L.Ed.2d 608

GANNETT CO., INC. v. DEPASQUALE, COUNTY COURT JUDGE OF SENECA COUNTY, N. Y., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided July 2, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Bernius argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was John Stuart Smith.

Bernard Kobroff argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.*

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented in this case is whether members of the public have an independent constitutional right to insist upon access to a pretrial judicial proceeding, even though the accused, the prosecutor, and the trial judge all have agreed to the closure of that proceeding in order to assure a fair trial.

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Wayne Clapp, aged 42 and residing at Henrietta...

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