The Supreme Court overturned a state law that required the courtroom to be closed whenever a minor victim of a sex crime was testifying.The case?

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Globe Newspaper Co.v.Superior Court was a landmark case in 1984 in which the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press prohibited a trial judge from ordering the exclusion of the press and the public from a criminal trial. The case specifically involved a state law that required the courtroom to be closed whenever a minor victim of a sex crime was testifying, which the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court Overturned a State Law That Required the Courtroom