REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 77 MOTION to Set Aside Magistrate's order on 10-cv-3905 ECF 68 insofar as it seals the initial complaint in this action. . Document
Holding that the common-law and First Amendment presumptions of open records apply in civil cases; setting forth the standard under which such presumptions may be overcome
532 U.S. 514 (2001) Cited 289 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding unconstitutional the prohibition on disclosure of illegally intercepted conversation even though the initial step in the disclosure process, the interception, was illegal and harmful to those whose privacy was invaded
Holding that because the plaintiff's attorney had colleted the defendant's trade data prior to initiating the lawsuit, the information had been "gathered independenly of judicial process" and the court could not exercise control of over it
Holding that the court "has the inherent authority to sanction a party who attempts to use in litigation material improperly obtained outside the discovery process"