What is the current state of the law on access to judicial records?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Fowkes v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., No. 2:15-cv-00546-KJM-CKD (E.D. Cal. 2016):
"[T]he courts of this country recognize a general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents." Nixon v. Warner Commc'ns, 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978). While "the right to inspect and copy judicial records is not absolute,"
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