United States First Circuit

There is no First Amendment or common law right of access to documents submitted by a criminal defendant to show financial eligibility for Criminal Justice Act funds. The denial of a newspaper's motion to unseal such documents is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/26/2003
• Published 02/26/2003

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, LIPEZ, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Elizabeth A. Ritvo with whom M. Robert Dushman, Jeffrey P. Hermes, and Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP were on brief for petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew Nathanson with whom Tracy A. Miner, John J. Tangney, Jr., and Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. were on brief for respondent-appellee (John J. Connolly, Jr.).