Legal Opinion
Company Doe v. Public Citizen
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 16, 2014No. 12-2209PublishedCited by 493 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge FLOYD wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge DAVIS joined. Senior Judge HAMILTON wrote a separate opinion concurring in the judgment.
FLOYD, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents numerous issues relating to transparency in federal courts and the public’s constitutional and common-law rights of access to judicial records and documents. The plaintiff in the underlying proceedings, known to the public only as “Company Doe,” filed suit under the Administrative Procedure Act to enjoin the United States…
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