Legal Opinion
The Washington Post v. Honorable Deborah Robinson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 14, 1991No. 19-1221PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
The Washington Post (“Appellant”), appeals from a district court order denying appellant’s petition for a writ of mandamus to compel Magistrate Judge Robinson to release portions of a plea agreement filed under seal in United States v. McWilliams, Cr. No. 90-0072M-01, and affirming the Magistrate Judge’s order sealing the plea agreement in the McWilliams case. The district court found that Magistrate Judge Robinson followed proper procedures for sealing the plea agreement and that compelling interests justified the sealing…
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