…you know, 22 what confidence do you have that a lay witness who comes to 23 testify will have any understanding of the concept of 24 confidentiality and any rights that he or she might be able to 25 invoke…
…plurality opinion). For this reason, the public’s First Amendment and common law rights of access to judicial proceedings and records play a critical, fundamental part in ensuring public confidence in the judicial system. United States v. Amodeo, 71 F…
…June 16, 2016). Courts have long been troubled by private jail proposals like the defendant’s which, “at best ‘elaborately replicate a detention facility without the confidence of security such a facility instills.’” United States v. Orena, 986 F.2d…
…The law provides the public with the presumption of access in order to hold our legal instutitions accountable and to maintain confidence that they will protect the most vulnerable in our society. THE OVERBROAD SEALING ORDER AND PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO…
…government had colluded with Epstein’s counsel to keep the NPA secret from the victims; and undercut public confidence in the legitimacy of the resulting agreement. The overall result of the subjects’ anomalous handling of this case understandably left many…