State v. Rowsey

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining the Court may seal documents only “if the public’s right of access is outweighed by competing interests”
• sealing not appropriate “where the precise data sought to be protected was voluntarily made a part of the public record by plaintiff”
• distinguishing between discovery materials, which “themselves are not subject to the common law right of access,” and court documents, which can be sealed only upon a “showing of a compelling justification or the need to protect trade secrets”
• acknowledgment by the Claims Court that the court has discretion to seal documents when protected interests outweigh the public’s right to access

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).