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U.S. v. VALENTI

Nos. 92-3125, 92-3128.

987 F.2d 708 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John VALENTI and Charles Corces, Defendants, Times Publishing Company, Intervenor-Appellant. In re TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY, Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 17, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George K. Rahdert, Rahdert & Anderson, St. Petersburg, FL, for intervenor-appellant.

Vicki Johnson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tampa, FL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAY and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and DYER, Senior Circuit Judge.

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal involving important First Amendment issues, we survey the law regarding the closure of criminal proceedings, and hold unconstitutional the Middle District of Florida's sealed docket in criminal cases.

BACKGROUND

On January 29, 1992, a grand jury indicted a Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer, Charles Corces, and an assistant state attorney, John Valenti, on charges of conspiracy, extortion, and bribery....

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