NEFAC, along with several media organizations, is suing court officials over delays in public access to judicial documents.
“The First Amendment provides the press and public with a presumptive right of access to newly filed civil complaints, and where the right of access applies, it must be contemporaneous,” according to the lawsuit filed on May 20.
The case is Courthouse News Service v. Gabel and will be heard by the U.S. District Court in Vermont. [...]