People v. Zimmerman
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The Supreme Court of Illinois reversed the appellate court's decision to reverse the circuit court's order granting defendant's motion to seal his fourth and fifth motions in limine over the objection of intervenors. As a preliminary matter, the court held that the appellate court had jurisdiction over the appeal.
The court held that a First Amendment presumption of access did not attach to defendant's motions and the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying intervenors access to the motions under a common-law right of access. In this case, a thorough review of the hearing on intervenors' request to unseal the motions revealed that the trial court attempted to strike a careful balance among competing interests and remand on this issue was unnecessary.
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