Chief Judge Federico Moreno of the Southern District of Florida, bucking the wishes of the U.S. Department of Justice, has ordered all plea agreements to be posted online. As of Feb. 20, all plea agreements "will be public documents." Moreno's order rescinds a previous order of April 2007 taking all plea agreements offline and making them accessible for physical viewing only at the courthouse.
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Federal judge defies DOJ wishes, orders all plea agreements to be posted online
The National Law Journal
January 28, 2009
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