· 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
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- 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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