Sealed cases

A Pennsylvania judge has sealed the entire docket in a case involving a criminal indictment against a state senator, the…

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday extended a ban on secrecy in civil court cases to criminal proceedings.

The former leader of a prominent Mexican drug cartel was sentenced to 25 years in prison during a closed hearing…

A terrorism suspect was arrested, arraigned and indicted on a felony charge but the proceedings were closed and the sealed…

The federal judge who dismissed murder charges against Blackwater security guards after a closed hearing on whether evidence against them…

The McClatchy "Suits & Sentences" blog reports today on findings of a federal study on court secrecy. A report prepared…

The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York (2nd Cir.) last week rejected a request to permanently seal the entire…

The Justice Department has asked a judge to close a Jan. 7 hearing in the prosecution of five security guards…

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., today refused The Washington Post’s request to open the pretrial proceedings in the manslaughter…

In a ruling due to be formally published this week, the Connecticut Supreme Court has found that documents filed in more than…