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| Is all that sealing really? |
Law360 reports: Supreme Court Plans To Issue New Rule For Sealing Records about how SCOTUS will examine current practices for sealing court records and plans to issue a new rule soon.
The move would be a major win for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, National Public Radio and 51 media organizations that asked Chief Justice John Roberts in a December letter to adopt a clear standard to indicate when court filings may be sealed and to help protect the public's right to access court proceedings and records.
the media coalition voiced concerns about the sharp increase in granted requests by the high court. During the 2018 term, the Supreme Court shielded records from the public in 46 cases, ... This is by far the highest annual total over a 30-year period
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