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· 8/14/1987

United States v. Raffoul, Hanna Badaoui. Appeal of the Pittsburgh Press Company

Citations

  • 826 F.2d 218
  • 14 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1534
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 10781
  • 56 U.S.L.W. 2146

How courts have described this case

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  • the opportunity to be heard \ 'need not take the form of an evidentiary hearing' \ and \ 'need not encompass extended legal argument that results in delay' \
  • the opportunity to be heard “ ‘need not take the form of an evidentiary hearing’ ” and “ ‘need not encompass extended legal argument that results in delay’ ”
  • \The right [of access to criminal trials] is limited by the ... needs of the government to ... preserve the confidentiality of sensitive information ....\
  • \[A] likelihood of irreparable harm resulting from the lack of a pre-deprivation hearing is a private interest which countervails any public interest in streamlined administration.\
  • closure of courtroom during defendant's testimony not moot though proceedings concluded
  • judge closed courtroom on defense motion based on threat to witness’ family members

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Judges: Higginbotham, Mansmann, Rosenn

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