Doe v. Public Citizen’s Empirical Analysis
749 F.3d 246 · 2014
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 5 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 2051 (Consumer Product Safety Act) · 15 U.S.C. § 2055A · 18 U.S.C. § 2703 (§ 201 of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986) · 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · Allen v. Wright · Branzburg v. Hayes · United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 64 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“promote[s] trustworthiness of the judicial process, ... curb[s] judicial abuses, and ... provide[s] the public with a more complete understanding of the judicial system, including a better perception of fairness.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]he [district] court released its memorandum opinion on the public docket with sweeping redactions to virtually all of the facts, expert testimony, and evidence supporting its decision. .... [W]e hold that the district court’s sealing order violates the public’s right of access under the First Amendment and that the district court abused its discretion in allowing Company Doe to litigate pseudon-ymously. Accordingly, we vacate in part, reverse in part, and remand to the district court with instructions to unseal the case in its entirety.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a] corporation may possess a strong interest in preserving the confidentiality of its proprietary and trade-secret information, which in turn may justify partial sealing of court records [under the First Amendment].”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.