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· 1/27/1984

In Re the Iowa Freedom of Information Council and Des Moines Register and Tribune Company

Citations

  • 724 F.2d 658

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a private party’s property interests in its trade secrets sufficed to override the media’s First Amendment right of access
  • concluding that the presence of trade secrets may justify the closure of a hearing
  • rejecting the argument that only governmental interests can override the First Amendment right of access
  • rejecting the argument that only governmental interests can override the First Amendment right of access
  • rejecting the argument that only governmental interests can override the First Amendment right of access
  • denying petition to vacate order sealing portions of transcript upon finding that transcript contained trade secrets

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Judges: Ross, Arnold, Gibson

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