On ongoing controversy in the state of Connecticut involves the practice of "super-sealing" certain court cases so that the very existence of the file is not disclosed by the court clerks. Although state trial court judges voted unanimously last May to ban the practice, federal litigation is continuing over cases filed before the new rules were adopted. The Connecticut Record-Journal is one of many media entities that have filed amicus briefs urging access to docket sheets and orders in the cases previously sealed. In this story on Sunday, the Record-Journal reprints substantial excerpts from the amicus brief filed on their behalf.

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