Court partially grants press access to video shown at Klein detention hearing
Judge John D. Bates held that video clips actually shown during Federico Klein’s April 9, 2021 detention hearing were judicial records subject to a strong presumption of public access. The court permitted copying and publication of those clips but denied access through this application to videos merely referenced in filings and never presented to the court. The ruling concerned record access, not guilt.
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ruling · Jun 30, 2021
In re Application for Access to Certain Sealed Video Exhibits — Federico Klein Record
Eleven-page memorandum opinion by Judge John D. Bates addressing press access to video clips associated with Federico Klein’s April 9, 2021 detention hearing. The court granted access to clips actually shown to the court and denied access through this application to videos only referenced in filings. This was an access-to-judicial-records ruling, not a determination of guilt. Native PDF captured and verified at 153,140 bytes; SHA-256 43973fb241fa4b35d339aefb0a3f1375b6b0ae2ae1fa179c2ead3d684cdf7c6a.
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