California Court of Appeal

In an action for a writ of mandate to compel the State Bar to release bar admissions records, judgment of the trial court in favor of the Bar is reversed because the common law right of access to public documents is broader than the First Amendment right of access to adjudicatory court documents, such that the trial court must balance bar applicants' interest in confidentiality and the burden this request imposes on the Bar, against the strong public policy favoring disclosure.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/10/2011
• Published 06/10/2011

Judges

• Siggins

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel