In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420 and the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure

Summary

The court adopted comprehensive amendments to the Florida rule governing public access to judicial branch records and related appellate rules. The amendments establish procedures for identifying, segregating, sealing, unsealing, and reviewing confidential court records while balancing constitutional public access rights against the need to protect confidential information. The court declined to resolve whether statutory public-records exemptions are automatically absorbed into the rule, leaving that issue for a proper case and controversy.