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Reporters Committee and media coalition move to unseal prosecutions of Colombian paramilitary leaders
A coalition of media organizations and journalists led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has filed petitions… -
Fourth Circuit invalidates gag order and sealing order in Blankenship criminal trial
A federal appeals court today invalidated a gag order and sealing order that had been entered in the criminal case… -
Legal site releases judges' financial disclosure data, highlighting teaching fees and security exemptions
The National Law Journal published on Thursday financial disclosure reports from 2012 for 257 of 258 federal appellate judges. Judges… -
Ninth Circuit to live stream oral arguments
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) will begin live streaming proceedings on Monday. It will be… -
Fourth Circuit to close portions of oral argument in Sterling case to the public
Classified portions of oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. (4th Cir.) will be closed to… -
U.S. judges to colleagues: put fewer civil cases under seal
Too many civil lawsuits are closed off to the public, according to the policy-making body of the federal justice system,… -
Center releases pocket guide for sealed courts
Federal judges who decide whether or not to seal a court case can turn to a Federal Judicial Center pocket… -
Gag order removed in judge's sexual abuse case
The judge overseeing the sexual abuse trial against U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent has lifted a gag order in the case that had been challenged… -
Newspaper asks Supreme Court to review secret docket
A legal newspaper in Pennsylvania has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision that allowed all records in… -
Federal court district weighs cutting back on plea agreement availability
Two Utah newspapers sounded the alarms this week over a rule up for debate in the federal district court there that…