The following excerpt is from U.S. of Ameria v. Index Newspapes LLC, No. 13-35243 (9th Cir. 2014):
The district court ruled that the public had no right of access to these filings because they contain grand jury information and "neither the court nor the Government has an obligation to sift through these grand jury proceedings to determine what is secret and what is not." We disagree. Given the important interests at issue, a district court generally does have a duty to consider what must remain secret and what can be unsealed when a motion to unseal is filed. See United States v. Smith, 123 F.3d 140, 143-44 (3d Cir. 1997) ("Under such circumstances, in camera review of the disputed material is necessary.").
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