What is the general right of access to judicial records and documents?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Vaughn v. Parker, Case No.: 18-cv-2098-JAH-MDD (S.D. Cal. 2019):

Courts have historically recognized a "general right to inspect and copy records and documents, including judicial records and documents." Nixon v.

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