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    Colo. judge weighs news organizations' request to unseal court documents in Aurora shooting trial

    Emily Miller | Secret Courts | News | August 10, 2012
    Emily Miller
    News
    August 10, 2012

    The judge in the shooting-spree case against James Holmes heard arguments Thursday on why court documents should be publicly available, but did not rule on the motion.

    More than 20 news organizations are asking Chief District Judge William Sylvester to reconsider his decision to seal court documents in the case against Holmes, accused of killing 12 and wounding 58 people at an Aurora movie theater last month.