Corruption investigator's reports prepared for court are public records
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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in United States v. Amodeo that the trial court improperly allowed a special investigator to redact her own reports to the court and failed to consider some privacy arguments against release of the documents. The investigator was appointed by the trial court and submitted periodic reports of her findings. The trial court properly found that these reports were court records subject to disclosure laws. The trial court ordered that the reports be released but it did not redact the documents itself or present findings justifying the redactions.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1995
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New Era cannot keep donor records secret
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A US bankruptcy court in Pennsylvania ruled in In re Foundation for New Era Philanthropy that media organizations should be allowed access to lists of anonymous donors to the Foundation that were now creditors in the bankruptcy proceeding. The Foundation argued that disclosure would undermine public confidence in charities an would violate privacy interests. The court cited a strong presumption in favor of openness in bankruptcy proceedings in ruling that the public interest in the list outweighed privacy interests.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1995
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Sealed, missing records plague bombing case
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The US district court in Oklahoma City hearing United States v. McVeigh, the case regarding the bombing of the federal building, has revised its procedures for sealing court records and has ordered some records unsealed. Some records had been summarily sealed and others were missing. Media organizations had requested access and filed motions with the court to have records unsealed. The court decided that only defense fee and service records will be automatically sealed in the future.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1996
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