Lawsuits about access to state court records
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By year
2009
- City of Federal Way v. Koenig (Washington)
- Arpaio v. Davis (Arizona)
1994
- Arkansas Best Corp. v. General Electric Capital Corp.. The trial court ordered records of the settlement in the case sealed. The appellate court reversed that decision, saying that there is a common law right of access.[1]
- Arkansas Dep't of Human Services v. Hardy. A court chancellor sealed the final order in a paternity suit. The appellate court reversed, alluding to common law public access principles.[1]
1986
- Nast v. Michels (Washington)
Sealing records
Alabama
- Holland v. Eads, a 1993 decision of the Alabama Supreme Court. This decision says that "a trial court can only seal court records upon a written finding that clear and convincing evidence indicates the document sought to be sealed (1) contains a trade secret, (2) is a matter of national security, (3) promotes scandal or defamation, (4) pertains wholly to private family matters, such as divorce, (5) poses a serious threat of harassment, exploitation or other harm to the parties to the actions, or (6) poses the potential for harm to third persons not parties to the litigation."[2]
Arkansas
- Arkansas Best Corp. v. General Electric Capital Corp.. The trial court ordered records of the settlement in the case sealed. The appellate court reversed that decision, saying that there is a common law right of access.[1]
- Arkansas Dep't of Human Services v. Hardy. A court chancellor sealed the final order in a paternity suit. The appellate court reversed, alluding to common law public access principles.[1]
