In Re Petition of Bruce Craig for Order Directing Release of Grand Jury Minutes. Bruce Craig v. United States

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• noting that a district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to disclose grand jury records involving witnesses who were still alive
• explaining that sustained interest over time can demonstrate the substantiality of the interest
• explaining that sustained interest over time can demonstrate the substantiality of the interest
• recognizing it is “entirely conceivable that in some situations historical or public interest alone could justify the release of grand jury information” because they constitute “special circumstances” in which release of grand jury records is appropriate outside the bounds of Rule 6
• remarking that “[t]he discretion of a trial court in deciding whether to make public the ordinarily secret proceedings of grand jury investigation is one of the broadest and most sensitive exercises of careful judgment that a trial judge can make”
• noting the government’s “position is not dispositive,” and “[government support cannot ‘confer’ disclosure, nor can government opposition preclude it”

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