Legal Opinion
In re Jason Leopold to Unseal Certain Elec. Surveillance Applications
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 26, 2018No. Misc. Action No. 13–mc–00712PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeryl A. Howell, Chief Judge
Invoking both the First Amendment and common law rights of access to judicial records, Jason Leopold, an investigative journalist, and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press initially petitioned the Court to unseal almost twenty years of sealed government applications, and related orders, to obtain information about, and the contents of, electronic communications in criminal investigations now closed. See generally Pet. Unseal Records ("Pet."), ECF No. 1; Appl. to Unseal and for Other Appropriate Relief ("Intervenor's Pet."), ECF No. 18. These petitions commenced a constructive…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by21 opinions
- In the Matter of the Application of Jason Leopold to Unseal Certain Electronic Surveillance Applications and OrdersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
- Cable News Network, Inc. v. Fed. Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
- In re LeopoldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- United States v. CohenDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2019
- Hamen v. Islamic Republic of IranCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
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