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Delaware

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Missouri

See also Missouri Court Operating Rule 20 regarding access to state Supreme Court hearings and records. Links to local rules for the various districts of the Court of Appeal are also available on the Missouri Court’s website: http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=46

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South Carolina

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4th Cir.

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Florida

As with other court records, appellate court records are also presumptively open. Barron v. Florida Freedom Newspapers, Inc., 531 So. 2d 113, 118 (Fla. 1988). Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420 addresses public access to Florida court records and some provisions of the current rule could impact access to appellate court records. Effective October 1, 2010, Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420(g) will address requests to determine the confidentiality of appellate court records in non-criminal cases.

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Mississippi

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South Dakota

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5th Cir.

Nothing found specific to the 5th Circuit. Although, anecdotally, the Fifth Circuit has received and granted motions to seal briefs in extraordinary circumstances.

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Georgia

Appellate records are also presumptively open. See The Atlanta Journal-Constitution v. Long, 259 Ga. 23, 24 (1989).

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Montana