No. 19-8025October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
McKinney v. Arkansas
The Supreme Court considered a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by McKinney against the state of Arkansas.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
The Supreme Court considered a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by McKinney against the state of Arkansas. The petition was filed in forma pauperis following a decision by the Court of Appeals of Arkansas.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment right to a public trial, as applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, is violated when a trial court closes the courtroom to the public during jury selection without making the findings required by Waller v. Georgia, 467 U.S. 39 (1984), and Presley v. Georgia, 558 U.S. 209 (2010)?
- Case path
Court of Appeals of Arkansas / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
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