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· 4/18/1978

Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.

Citations

  • 435 U.S. 589
  • 98 S. Ct. 1306
  • 55 L. Ed. 2d 570
  • 1978 U.S. LEXIS 80
  • 3 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2074

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining the interest of citizens in “keep[ing] a watchful eye on the 14 workings of public agencies”
  • explaining the interest of 5 citizens in “keep[ing] a watchful eye on the workings of public agencies”
  • explaining the interest of 9 citizens in “keep[ing] a watchful eye on the workings of public agencies”
  • proper to seal 6 “sources of business information that might harm a litigant’s competitive standing”

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Judges: Powell, Burgee, Stewart, Blackmun, Rehnquist, White, Brennan, Marshall, Stevens

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