Responding rapidly to revelations of secret court records, the Florida Supreme Court established “interim emergency” rules Thursday prohibiting the removal of civil court cases from the public record.
In a 23-page, per curiam opinion, the high court also imposed new restrictions on sealing documents within court files. But the justices postponed any decision on how to handle criminal court records after prosecutors and public defenders expressed concern about opening records involving confidential informants.
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