United States v. Diere DeJournett

OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge,

The public has the constitutional right to access records in criminal proceedings. But, like most other rights of its kind, it is not absolute and may be abridged if the district court finds that nondisclosure is narrowly tailored to serve an overriding interest. In this case, the district court prevented the public from accessing defendant’s plea agreement without providing on-the-record findings justifying nondisclosure. We are obligated to remand the case for it to comply with that requirement. We otherwise affirm defendant’s sentences.

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In this criminal case,…