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Judge: prosecutors mischaracterized record in secret briefs
A federal judge presiding over the prosecution of Thomas Kontogiannis, a friend of former Congressman Randall "Duke" Cunningham, released a…
November 4, 2008
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Court unseals more documents in secret El Paso corruption case
A federal court on Thursday denied a newspaper’s request to intervene and unseal records in a sweeping corruption investigation in El Paso, Tex.,…
October 20, 2008
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Newspaper asks Supreme Court to review secret docket
A legal newspaper in Pennsylvania has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision that allowed all records in…
September 15, 2008
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Government responds to media in largely hidden El Paso case
In response to a media group’s push for greater access to a sweeping public corruption investigation in El Paso, Texas,…
September 9, 2008
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Local Tex. corruption case moves along, but off the books
A long-simmering federal inquiry into public corruption in El Paso, Tex. has apparently yielded nine guilty pleas so far. Local attorneys, elected…
August 7, 2008
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Appeals court refuses to open docket, files in abortion case
A federal appeals court has rejected The Legal Intelligencer 's bid to access the sealed docket and files in a…
July 1, 2008
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Nevada rule will limit sealing of civil cases
A new court rule adopted by the Nevada Supreme Court places strict limits on a judge's ability to seal a…
January 2, 2008
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