Friday, January 09, 2004

sealed criminal dockets in Florida

A Florida reporter came across some paperwork in a criminal case that didn't seem to exist, when a clerk's mistake made it public for a few hours. It's not the only one. The Sun-Sentinal is reporting that a Miami federal court has a 'secret docket' to keep some cases hidden from public.

Where else might this be happening?

(Thanks again to DianeV, who brought this story to my attention.)