Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Commonwealth

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• noting that the criminal proceedings had been terminated by the time of the Court’s review
• stating that \ [t]he intervenors ... shall have the burden of showing ... reasonable alternatives to closure\ (emphasis added)
• recognizing state constitutional right of public access to pretrial proceedings
• finding no history to review with regard to suppression hearings and focusing, instead, on the importance of public access
• referring to the right of access as “the public’s right of intervention in a criminal proceeding”
• noting the alternatives provided in Virginia to change venire, change venue, question prospective jurors, conduct voir dire, and sequester jurors

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