Legal Opinion
In re Leopold
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 16, 2018No. Misc. Action No. 13-mc-00712PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeryl A. Howell, Chief Judge
Jason Leopold and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed petitions to unseal voluminous judicial records, dating back years, authorizing the government's use of certain statutory authorities to gather information for use in now-closed criminal investigations, which petitions were predicated on asserted rights of access under the First Amendment and the common law. See Leopold's Pet. Unseal Records ("Leopold's Pet."), ECF No. 1; Reporters Comm.'s Appl. to Unseal & for Other Appropriate Relief ("Reporters Comm.'s Appl."), ECF No. 18. On February 26, 2018, the Court recognized a…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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