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The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a friend-of-the-court brief Wednesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., asking the court to further consider a judge's decision to seal proceedings related to the government's detention of crime victims to ensure their appearances as trial witnesses.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in its June 24 decision in U.S. v. Brice that the public has a presumptive right of access to material witness proceedings. However, it also ruled that records should not be disclosed if they contain significant private information relating to a victim’s well-being.
