Practice Area: Court Secrecy
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Preserving Public Access to Court Proceedings During COVID-19 Closures
Public Justice asks Santa Clara County Superior Court to provide for public and media access As courthouses physically close for everyone’s safety during the Covid-19 pandemic, public access to all legal proceedings – a right under the U.S. Constitution and many state constitutions – is…
Newspaper review finds ‘loophole’ in Maryland records system
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Court Secrecy Victory: Documents Hormel Marked Confidential Can’t be Sealed when Filed in Court
Image via theimpulsebuy on Flickr By Arthur Bryant Chairman Public Justice just won a critically important victory against court secrecy. The decision in Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Hormel Foods Corporation makes a crucial point: When documents are filed in court, a company can’t keep…