Legal Opinion
MetLife, Inc. v. Financial Stability Oversight Council
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 1, 2017No. 16-5188PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarland, Chief Judge
The underlying question in this case is whether the Dodd-Frank Act abrogates the common-law right of public access to judicial records. The appellees maintain that it does. In their view, the Act categorically requires courts to seal parts of briefs and appendices containing information that a nonbank financial company has submitted to the Financial Stability Oversight Council for its use in deciding whether to designate the company for enhanced supervision by the Federal Reserve.
We disagree. The right of public access is a fundamental element of the rule of law, important to maintaining the…
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