There's a right of access to court proceedings. This throws the whole thing out by allowing one party to make it a private proceeding.
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In the third period, I thought we took the game over. We were right there to win and it was a game that was a tough one to lose because we really had a chance there at the end to even it up.
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Leaks are the bread and butter of politicians. There's a long and steady tradition of leaking information by politicians and their operatives to sway public opinion or otherwise inform the public about what may or may not happen.
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We have open courts to make public confidence in the truth-finding function of the courts.
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