Howard v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

Several pending motions in this case provide us with the opportunity to address the procedures and requirements for sealing documents and records in criminal cases pending in this court. We hold that documents filed in this court are presumptively open to the public unless we exercise our inherent authority and grant a motion to file specific documents under seal based on a showing that such action is required by law or an identified significant competing interest. Thus, a party who seeks to have documents or records filed with this court under seal must file…