In Re the Knoxville News-Sentinel Company, Inc., (83-5095). In Re Knoxville Journal Corporation and Tennessee Newspapers, Inc., (83-5096)

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• holding that only the most compelling reasons justify nondisclosure of judicial records
• stating that “[o]nly the most compelling reasons can justify non-disclosure of judicial records” accessible under the common law
• stating that “[o]nly the most compelling reasons can justify non-disclosure of judicial records” accessible under the common law
• noting that, in reviewing a motion to seal, the district court has “an obligation to consider the rights of the public”
• noting that, in reviewing a motion to seal, the district court has “an obligation to consider the rights of the public”
• noting that, in reviewing a motion to seal, the district court has “an obligation to consider the rights of the public”

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