Secret dockets

A California federal court has ordered documents in a legal battle over smart phones and tablets unsealed -- a departure…

An Ohio trial judge said Friday that documents in a criminal proceeding would remain sealed at the victim's request, even…

A federal judge in Tennessee sealed court filings last week with little public explanation in a criminal case involving prescription…

A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered the disclosure of a Texas district court ruling that had been filed under seal,…

An Idaho district court granted a county prosecutor’s request to seal court documents and proceedings from the public last month…

The sealing of court files involving the prosecution of Colombian paramilitary leaders, who have been extradited to stand trial in…

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

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

Five Utah news organizations asked a federal judge to unseal records Monday that relate to the highly publicized kidnapping of…

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