Sealed cases

A federal appeals court has rejected The Legal Intelligencer 's bid to access the sealed docket and files in a…

Without bothering to detail why, a U.S. district judge in California on Monday barred the public from a hearing in…

When the U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia (3rd Cir.) released last month its precedent-setting decision that an employer cannot…

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons succeeded in getting a judge to seal his divorce proceedings from the public, but first lady…

The judge in R. Kelly's ongoing criminal trial has refused to allow the media access to documents in the case, citing concerns that…

The Colorado Supreme Court decided to unseal an indictment against a man suspected in the disappearance of his young daughter.…

A bill aimed at preserving open court documents and proceedings has overcome a major hurdle in the Kansas Legislature after…

After an entire civil case was closed to the public, the Charlotte Observer filed a motion in Union County Superior…

A new court rule adopted by the Nevada Supreme Court places strict limits on a judge's ability to seal a…

The Ninth Circuit earlier this week issued an opinion with what seemed like a pretty straightforward reading of the current…