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seeking protection." Id. 2. THE COMMON-LAW RIGHT OF ACCESS a. There Is No Common-Law Right To Access Materials Exchanged In Discovery Even though the Eleventh Circuit held that the plea and settlement negotiations in this case are subject to discovery, this Court has correctly ruled that there is no public common-

andard of Rule 26(c) applies. Chicago Tribune Co. v. Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., 263 F.3d 1304, 1310 (11th Cir. 2001) ("The district court required Firestone to meet a compelling interest standard. To the extent this was predicated on a constitutional right of access, it was error"). a. Heightened Scrut

seeking protection." Id. 2. THE COMMON-LAW RIGHT OF ACCESS a. There Is No Common-Law Right To Access Materials Exchanged In Discovery Even though the Eleventh Circuit held that the plea and settlement negotiations in this case are subject to discovery, this Court has correctly ruled that there is no public common-

andard of Rule 26(c) applies. Chicago Tribune Co. I. Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., 263 F.3d 1304, 1310 (11th Cir. 2001) ("The district court required Firestone to meet a compelling interest standard. To the extent this was predicated on a constitutional right of access, it was error"). a. Heightened Scrut

ssent misses the point: we are not only deciding Ms. Wild's case today. The majority's opinion will set precedent for how CVRA suits will proceed in the Eleventh Circuit. The mere fact that an Assistant United States Attorney in this case recognized certain individuals as victims says nothing about how prosecutors a

measured, are "far too tenuous to support the notion that Congress" meant to confer judicially enforceable rights on individuals. Ca Blessing v. Firestone, 520 U.S. 329, 345, 117 S.Ct. 1353, 137 L.Ed.2d 569 (1997); see also!' Suter v. Artist M., 503 U.S. 347, 359-60, 112 S.Ct. 1360, 118 L.Ed.2d 1 (19