Appeals Court Rules WBTV Was Denied First Amendment Rights

Lauren Russell, a member of Ballard Spahr's Media and Entertainment Law Group, spoke with WBTV about the news station's successful motion to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals for a video to be unsealed, and the implications of the decision.

“You can go to the court and ask that records be unsealed. You have that right,” Russell said. “This is exactly what our systems are meant to do. They’re meant to be for the people, not just for the lawyers or those with lawyers.”

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