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Tulsa Paper Reports Widespread Sealing of Court Records in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma district court judges are sealing thousands of court cases and documents based solely on requests from attorneys, the Tulsa World reported. The newspaper said its review showed that at least one record in more than 2,300 cases had been sealed since 2003, including company financial records and settlements in divorces and in wrongful death lawsuits. (8/12/08)

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