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> In fact, court records are presumed to be public as a matter of law. They can only be sealed for valid concerns about privacy, including personal medical reco
by alexandercrohde 7y ago
> In fact, court records are presumed to be public as a matter of law. They can only be sealed for valid concerns about privacy, including personal medical records, and to protect company trade secrets.
Yet
> In practice, secrecy has become so ingrained in the system that judges rarely question it. In 85 percent of the cases where Reuters found health and safety information under seal, judges provided no explanation for allowing the secrecy.
Sounds like this needs oversight.
- reallydude 7y ago> Sounds like this needs oversight. That's what the record is for. There needs to be consequences
- hotgoldminer 7y agoReally dude? Semantic much.
- reallydude 7y agoThere are no consequences. You don't need additional oversight. This is not semantics, at the core of the issue. The idea that oversight (ie another layer of bureaucracy) is a solution to a problem is what the US legal system has to avoid, to stay effective.