Pretrial secrecy
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Colo. judge upholds majority of sealing and gag orders in Aurora movie theater shooting case
The judge presiding over the fatal Colorado movie theater shooting case granted the release of about three dozen relevant court…Categorized in Court Access -
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Reporters Committee urges appeals court to revisit sealed records
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today urged a federal appeals court to review the automatic sealing of…Categorized in Court Access -
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Canadian high court upholds bail hearing publication ban
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a federal law that prevents journalists from reporting on evidence presented at bail…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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Four journalists banned from reporting on Guantanamo trial
Four experienced journalists have been banned from reporting on the military commission proceedings at Guantanamo Bay because they published the…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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Judge explains temporary trial coverage ban in high court brief
An Ohio judge told the state Supreme Court on Monday that his decision in January to temporarily ban media coverage…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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D.C. Circuit temporarily prevents release of Blackwater papers
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has temporarily blocked the release of sealed court documents in the government's case…Categorized in Court Access -
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Transcripts may be released in Blackwater case
The federal judge who dismissed murder charges against Blackwater security guards after a closed hearing on whether evidence against them…Categorized in Court Access -
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Secrecy continues in R. Kelly trial
In a continuing effort to shroud the R. Kelly trial in secrecy, a judge and courtroom personnel last week kept…Categorized in Court Access