inspect and copy judicial records. See Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978). “The right to inspect

. 5.4(A). It is well settled that the media and the public in general possess a common-law right to inspect and copy judicial records. See Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978). “The right to inspect and copy records is not absolute, however. As with other forms of access, it may interfere with the

. 5.4(A). It is well settled that the media and the public in general possess a common-law right to inspect and copy judicial records. See Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978). "The right to inspect and copy records is not absolute, however. As with other forms of access, it may interfere with the

uments may be kept under seal if ... `higher values' in the First Amendment framework so demand."). Further, as the Supreme Court noted in Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. at 589, 98 S.Ct. 1306, "courts have the power to insure that their records are not used to gratify private WESTLAW © 2018 Thomson Reuters

in deciding whether to unseal materials it was important to give weight to the impact on a criminal defendant's right to a fair trial. In Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. 589 (1978), a number of media moved the district court to release audio tapes admitted into evidence in the trial of four of President Ni