In the court’s defence, these documents are rarely sealed forever. Usually they become public after the ruling has been made. If an appeal is being made, and c

In the court’s defence, these documents are rarely sealed forever. Usually they become public after the ruling has been made. If an appeal is being made, and current decision being temporary suspended, then there's no reason for the original decision to be public. The courts decide on matters of law, so the publics view on the original decision is irrelevant, and up to the parties involved to convince the appeal judge their interpretation of the law is correct. Once the matters been settled by the courts, it make sense to make everything public. But a no point during the process should or can public opinion influence the outcome.