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Judge erred in sealing court documents, Va. Supreme Court rules
In the first decision ever in Virginia to address the issue of moot arguments, the state Supreme Court decided Thursday…
March 1, 2013
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Va. court avoids ruling on access to sealed records in child murder case
A Virginia appellate court avoided deciding if a newspaper had a right of access to trial exhibits in a child…
May 25, 2012
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Judge denies ex-mistress' request to seal exhibits in John Edwards trial
A U.S. District judge rejected a motion by Rielle Hunter, the former mistress of John Edwards, to keep certain exhibits…
April 27, 2012
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Strong interest in Ohio public corruption case warrants unsealing of many trial exhibits
A federal judge in Ohio has granted several news media organizations’ request to unseal hundreds of trial exhibits in the…
March 23, 2012
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News media seek access to documents in Chandra Levy trial
Four media organizations jointly filed a motion Wednesday asking the District of Columbia Superior Court to grant public access to…
November 3, 2010
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