In Re: Alphonso Michael Espy’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “(1) whether the subjects of the investigation have already been disclosed to the public; (2) whether the subjects do not object to the filings being released to the public; (3) whether the filings contain information which is already publicly known[;] and (4) whether the [cjourt filings consist of legal or factual rulings in a case which should be publicly available to understand the court’s rules and precedents or to follow developments in a particular matter.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 842 F. Supp. 2d 232 - In Re Special Proceedings · In Re: Henry G Cisneros

2. “the functions that the Special Division is empowered to perform . . . to functions that federal judges perform in other contexts, such as deciding whether to allow disclosure of matters occurring before the grand jury”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re: Henry G Cisneros

3. “Disclosure otherwise prohibited by this rule of matters occurring before the grand jury may also be made (I) when so directed by a court preliminary to or in connection with a judicial proceeding.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re: Henry G Cisneros