Capital Secrets ... 200 Cases in D.C. Entirely Sealed
News Media and the Law › Vol. 28 Nbr. 3, July 2004
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Three weeks after the US Court of Appeals in New York City (2nd Cir) ruled that secret dockets violate the First Amendment, the Public Defender Service of Washington DC, on a Jun 24 motion, revealed that nearly 200 criminal cases are entirely under seal in District of Columbia Superior Court. The motion included an attachment containing a 16-page list of sealed cases gleaned from a computerized database maintained by the Superior Court. The appeals court responded on July 22 by issuing a three-page order reminding trial judges of the "strict conditions governing any request to seal a criminal record or close a criminal courtroom."
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Capital Secrets ... 200 Cases in D.C. Entirely Sealed
Three weeks after the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York City (2nd Cir.) ruled that secret dockets violate the First A...
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