Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
In Re the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 20, 1985No. 82-1820, 82-1821 and 83-1744Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partJ. Skelly Wright, Circuit Judge
I concur in the judgment of the court insofar as it rejects appellants’ claims to a right of access to documents considered by the District Court in denying a summary judgment motion. But because I believe that appellants have a right of access to designated trial exhibits, I must respectfully dissent from that part of the majority’s opinion affirming the provisional sealing of such exhibits.
*1342It is my view that appellants’ right of access to designated trial exhibits is secured by federal common law. Unfortunately, the majority has seized this occasion to issue an advisory opinion on the scope…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Seattle Times Co. v. RhinehartSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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