Opinion ID: 2446612
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Findings on the Record

Text: In this case, Longus did not dispute that the trial judge made findings on the record about why Myers and Norris were excluded and the factors on which the trial judge relied in making the decision. The trial judge's findings, however, did not adequately support closure based upon an overriding interest that was likely to be prejudiced and the court never made findings of fact utilizing the appropriate standard. The express purpose of the requirement that the court make findings adequate to support closure allows the reviewing court [to] determine whether the closure order was properly entered. Waller, 467 U.S. at 45, 104 S.Ct. at 2215, 81 L.Ed.2d at 38 (citations omitted). On the basis of the record before us, we conclude that the order was not properly entered.