Sealed records
Posts
-
Prison contractor paid $200,000 to settle wrongful death lawsuit, newly unsealed records show
Attorneys from RCFP, Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic supported York Daily Record in effort to obtain settlement detailsBy Ceoli JacobyCategorized in Court Access -
Reporters Committee seeks to intervene and unseal court records in case before the Second Circuit
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a motion to intervene and unseal court documents in John Doe… -
Media groups advocate for affordable access to court records
Update (Aug. 7, 2020): A federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 6 that the federal judiciary is overcharging for public access…By Anna G. BahnCategorized in Court Access -
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… -
Bankruptcy court continues investigation into Bloomberg sources; two hearings scheduled for today
A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware yesterday denied a motion by Bloomberg News, without oral argument, to suspend an overreaching… -
Reporters Committee leads coalition objecting to bankruptcy court investigation of Bloomberg sources
A Delaware bankruptcy judge’s order demanding that more than 100 individuals in a case before him disclose all their contacts… -
California appellate court vacates prior restraint order
A California appellate court reversed course on Friday and vacated what media lawyers described as an unconstitutional prior restraint order.… -
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… -
South Carolina Supreme Court lifts prior restraint in James Brown estate case
The Supreme Court of South Carolina has dissolved a prior restraint against a small-town newspaper reporter covering the ongoing legal… -
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…