Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael J. Corbitt, Pulitzer Community Newspapers, Inc., Intervenor-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 1989No. 88-2746PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires that we decide whether, and under what circumstances, a district court may release the presentence investigation report of a criminal defendant to members of the news media. The district court authorized disclosure of the defendant’s presentence report under the “common law right of access” to judicial records. See Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., 485 U.S. 589, 98 S.Ct. 1306, 55 L.Ed.2d 570 (1978). The government appeals, arguing that the district court applied an incorrect legal standard in determining whether disclosure was appropriate. We…
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