People State New York v. Thomas Hagan

[24 N.Y.2d 395 Page 397] The proof that defendants participated in the assassination of Malcolm X is abundant. The main question of law presented
is whether the exclusion of the press and public from the courtroom during a small segment of the trial deprived defendants
of their right to a public trial. This right is provided both by the Constitution of the United States and by the statutes
of New York.