June 21, 2008
Judge limits secrecy bid in Calif. prison lawsuits
A federal magistrate has rejected an attempt by the state to keep certain documents secret as courts decide whether to cap California's overcrowded prison population.
A special panel of three federal judges had already set a June 27 hearing to decide whether to go ahead with a November trial on a set of lawsuits that have been consolidated.
In pretrial motions, the state sought to prohibit public disclosure of certain documents classified as sensitive communications or part of internal deliberations…
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