Legal Opinion
United States v. Appelbaum
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 25, 2013No. 11-5151PublishedCited by 195 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Petition denied by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN joined. Judge WILSON wrote a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
We are called upon to determine the public’s right to access orders issued under 18 U.S.C. § 2703(d) and related documents at the pre-grand jury phase of an ongoing criminal investigation. Because we find that there is no First Amendment right to access such documents, and the common law right to access such documents is presently outweighed by countervailing interests, we deny the request for relief.
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