"A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered the disclosure of a Texas
district court ruling that had been filed under seal, highlighting in
its written opinion the importance of public access to court proceedings and documents.
Circuit Judge Emilio M. Garza of the U.S. Court of Appeals in New
Orleans (5th Cir.) wrote the unanimous opinion for the three-judge
panel, saying that court decisions “must be made in light of the ‘strong
presumption that all trial proceedings should be subject to scrutiny by
the public,’” and that “a court must use caution in exercising its
discretion to place records under seal.”
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California Closing Criminal Records
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SB-731 Automatically Sealing of Conviction and Arrest Records A social
justice bill that implements a system to prospectively and retroactively
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