Pitts v. Mississippi · ¶7

Still, before invoking this procedure, a court must proceed with care. It must “hear evidence” and make a “case- specific” finding of “[t]he requisite . . . necessity.” Id., at 855. Simply pointing to a state statute that authorizes screening, even one premised on “generalized finding[s]” of necessity, will not suffce. Coy, 487 U. S., at 1021. Because the Mississippi Supreme Court departed from these principles, we reverse.

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