Tanner v. Beck

At the request of the Court, the Florida Bars Rules of Judicial Administration Committee (RJA Committee) has filed an out-of-cycle report proposing procedures for sealing court records. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(f). This report addresses highly serious concerns first identified by Florida news media reports about hidden cases and secret dockets, sometimes called "supersealing." These reports identified practices that, however unintentional, were clearly offensive to the spirit of laws and rules that ultimately rest on Floridas well-established public policy of government in the sunshine. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. As explained below, the publics constitutional right of access to court records must remain inviolate, and this Court is fully committed to safeguarding this right.