Access to President Clinton's Videotaped Testimony Denied: The Eighth Circuit Addresses the Common Law and Constitutional Rights of Access to Judicial Records in United States v. McDougal
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Lisec, Angela M.
Issue Date
1998
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31
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|The United States Supreme Court has long held that "what transpires in the courtroom is public property." There is a common law right to inspect and copy judicial records that supports that proposition. The common law right of access to judicial records predates the Constitution, originating in England perhaps as early as 1372. It is a right that American courts have come to recognize as consistent with the underlying policies of democracy. Audio and video tape trial evidence is the most recent version of a judicial record and the existence of this evidence, combined with the technology of the broadcast media to transmit exact copies of the tapes to widespread audiences, has led to a renewed interest in the common law right....
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31 Creighton L. Rev. 571 (1997-1998)
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Creighton University School of Law