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Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
Government

May 17, 2018

Public access to court filings case needs a trial, judge rules

A lawsuit over what constitutes timely public access to state court filings is headed to trial after a federal judge said that dueling statistics prevent him from determining whether delays longer than a day are unconstitutional.

SANTA ANA -- A lawsuit over what constitutes timely public access to state court filings is headed to trial after a federal judge confirmed Wednesday that dueling statistics prevent him from determining whether delays longer than a day are unconstitutional.

While U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford said the First Amendment doesn't require Orange County Superior Court civil complaints to be made publicly available the same day th...

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