Delaware Coalition for Open Government, Inc. v. Strine
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1ConcurrenceFuentes, Circuit Judge
Today we affirm the District Court’s ruling, which concluded that “the right of access applies to the Delaware proceeding created by section 349 of the Delaware Code.” Del. Coal, for Open Gov’t v. Strine, 894 F.Supp.2d 493, 504 (D.Del.2012). Specifically, the District Court held that “the portions of [section 349] and [of] Chancery Court Rules 96, 97, and 98, which make the proceeding confidential, violate that right.” Id. I agree. I write separately because, given that not all provisions of § 349 of the Delaware Code or the Chancery Court Rules relating to Judge-run arbitration proceedings…
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