From yesterday's order in Abrego Garcia v. Noem by Judge Paula Xinis (D. Md.):

The Press Movants rightly contend that, at common law, the public enjoys a presumptive right to access court records, overcome only when outweighed by competing interests. The First Amendment, too, accords the public access, unless there has been a showing of "compelling governmental interest, and only if the denial is narrowly tailored to serve that interest." The right to public access of court records remains critical to promoting "trustworthiness of the judicial process, to curb judicial abuses, and to provide the public with a more complete understanding of the judicial system, including a better perception of fairness." Thus, before allowing records to remain sealed the Court must (1) give the public a re

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