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· 9/21/1984

In Re the Knight Publishing Company D/B/A the Charlotte Observer

Citations

  • 743 F.2d 231
  • 10 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2379
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 18353

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that \[t]he court's findings must be specific enough to enable a reviewing court to determine whether the closure order was proper\
  • explaining that “whether the public has already had access to the information contained in the records” constitutes one factor under common-law analysis
  • noting that even when there is basis to protect records from disclosure, courts must still consider whether there are “alternatives to sealing the documents”
  • explaining that \[t]he court's findings must be specific enough to enable a reviewing court to determine whether the closure order was proper\
  • explaining that “whether the public has already had access to the information contained in the records” constitutes one factor under common-law analysis
  • explaining that “whether the public has already had access to the information contained in the records” constitutes one factor under common-law analysis

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Judges: Phillips, Chapman, Butzner

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