context: While the D.C. Circuit has been silent on the issue, other Circuits have opined and uniformly held that the public has a First Amendment right of access to civil proceedings and records.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 732 F.2d 1302, 1308
citation_a.parenthetical: "the policy reasons for granting public access to criminal proceedings apply to civil cases as well"
citation_a.sentence: See Lugosch v. Pyramid Co., 435 F.3d 110, 124-27 (2d Cir.2006) (holding that the First Amendment secures for the public and the press a right of access to civil proceedings); Publicker Indus., Inc. v. Cohen, 733 F.2d 1059, 1067-70 (3d Cir.1984) (“the public and press possess a First Amendment ... right of access to civil proceedings”); Rushford v. New Yorker Magazine, 846 F.2d 249, 253 (4th Cir.1988) (“We believe that the more rigorous First Amendment standard should also apply to documents filed in connection with a summary judgment motion in a civil case.”); Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. FTC, 710 F.2d 1165, 1178-79 (6th Cir.1983) (“[t]he historical support for access to criminal trials applies in equal measure to civil trials”); In re Cont’l Ill. Sec. Litig., 732 F.2d 1302, 1308 (7th Cir.1984) (“the policy reasons for granting public access to criminal proceedings apply to civil cases as well”); see also Nat'l Assoc. of Waterfront Employers v. Chao, 587 F.Supp.2d 90, 98 (D.D.C.2008) (Collyer, J.) (“Courts have found a legitimate public interest in access to civil trials as well.”). According to these Circuits, “[t]he public’s right of access to civil trials and records is as well established as that of criminal proceedings and records.”
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 587 F.Supp.2d 90, 98
citation_b.parenthetical: "Courts have found a legitimate public interest in access to civil trials as well."
citation_b.sentence: See Lugosch v. Pyramid Co., 435 F.3d 110, 124-27 (2d Cir.2006) (holding that the First Amendment secures for the public and the press a right of access to civil proceedings); Publicker Indus., Inc. v. Cohen, 733 F.2d 1059, 1067-70 (3d Cir.1984) (“the public and press possess a First Amendment ... right of access to civil proceedings”); Rushford v. New Yorker Magazine, 846 F.2d 249, 253 (4th Cir.1988) (“We believe that the more rigorous First Amendment standard should also apply to documents filed in connection with a summary judgment motion in a civil case.”); Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. FTC, 710 F.2d 1165, 1178-79 (6th Cir.1983) (“[t]he historical support for access to criminal trials applies in equal measure to civil trials”); In re Cont’l Ill. Sec. Litig., 732 F.2d 1302, 1308 (7th Cir.1984) (“the policy reasons for granting public access to criminal proceedings apply to civil cases as well”); see also Nat'l Assoc. of Waterfront Employers v. Chao, 587 F.Supp.2d 90, 98 (D.D.C.2008) (Collyer, J.) (“Courts have found a legitimate public interest in access to civil trials as well.”). According to these Circuits, “[t]he public’s right of access to civil trials and records is as well established as that of criminal proceedings and records.”