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Law Reform Program 7-20 follow up: program materials

Program:  Prohibiting Overly Broad Secrecy Orders in Litigated Cases
 
A free remote Zoom program was held July 20, 2022 1:15-2:45 PM
Hosted by DC Consumer Rights Coalition and co-sponsored by the DC Bar’s
Antitrust and Consumer Community, and the DC Bar’s DC Affairs Community.

 

 
Speakers:
Leah Nicholls and Phillip Robinson, Public Justice – Access to Justice Project
Program coordinator: Don Allen Resnikoff
 
Attorneys Nicholls and Robinson discussed, among other things:
  • The traditional role of the ‘public courthouse’ and right of the public to observe and review information disclosed in litigation.
  • Why court secrecy is important and why advocates should care, including examples of the impact of overbroad confidentiality orders.
  • Different means and methods to curb overbroad protective orders established in different jurisdictions.
  • The current standard in DC courts.   
  • What local courts and attorneys can do to ensure a fair balance between protecting genuinely sensitive information, such as true trade secrets and the public’s right to know information disclosed in court proceedings.
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Follow up materials:
Recorded Video of the Program:

https://youtu.be/L_j-49KglrA

7-20 program Powerpoint:
https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:b8d70dfe-b2b2-45af-ba25-cee682d0ab45

Model Order:
https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:a8656faf-9a59-4d7f-a968-220d321a65ab#pageNum=1​

Background materials:
https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:c006b634-0cee-4f9d-a7a1-d8bd057915f1#pageNum=1