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Completely sealed New York Supreme Court case challenges public’s right of access
Anonymous v. Anonymous reportedly involves legal action to compel a journalist to reveal a confidential source Editor's Note: The judge… -
Update on the Reporters Committee’s efforts to unseal the criminal case against Julian Assange
Reporters Committee attorneys filed a motion in the Eastern District of Virginia to unseal the U.S. government's criminal charges against… -
Inside the secrecy of the Jason Van Dyke case
The trial of Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted in the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan…By Evan PoppCategorized in Court Access -
Federal court declines to unseal records on investigation into Wisconsin Republican campaign finances
A district court in Wisconsin denied a motion to unseal documents last week in a lawsuit attempting to end an… -
Appeals court overturns disclosure of government surveillance materials in suspected terrorist's trial
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago (7th Cir.) reversed a trial court ruling that would have reportedly been the… -
Delaware Supreme Court dismisses appeal in Al Jazeera contract sealing case
The Delaware Supreme Court dismissed an appeal this week of an order requiring Al Jazeera to file an almost completely… -
Ninth Circuit keeps Reporters Committee amicus brief in NSL case sealed more than six weeks
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on Wednesday that it will wait until May 23 to… -
Records in corporate challenge to government product-safety database must be open
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit instructed a Maryland district court yesterday to… -
ProPublica and ACLU request access to FISA Court opinions
ProPublica and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed new motions requesting access to the Foreign Surveillance Court opinions that… -
Alabama blogger still in jail after violating take-down order in libel suit
Two weeks after his arrest, the Alabama blogger found to have violated a judge’s order not to publish certain stories…