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    "judges": [
      "Imber, J., not participating."
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      "Terry Lee WARD v. STATE of Arkansas"
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    "opinions": [
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        "text": "Per Curiam.\nAppellee moves the Court to seal portions of the record and portions of appellant\u2019s brief containing copies of photographs showing nude minors. The State argues that public inspection could place the minors at risk of embarrassment or exploitation. In support of its motion, the State cites Arkansas Dep\u2019t of Human Servs. v. Hardy, 316 Ark. 119, 871 S.W.2d 352 (1994), which deals with whether authority exists to seal a final order. The holding in Hardy was limited to the facts of that case.\nWe have recognized the inherent authority of the trial court to control court records, and, thus, the right to inspect public records is not absolute. Id. at 124, 871 S.W.2d at 355 (citing City of Fayetteville v. Edmark, 304 Ark. 179, 801 S.W.2d 275 (1990)). In Hardy, we said the inherent authority to seal parts of court files is tempered by the requirements that a request for sealing part of a file must be particularized, that there must be some good cause for sealing part of a file, such as a trade secret, and that it should be in effect for only so long as is necessary to protect the specified interest. Id.\nHere, protecting minors from embarrassment or exploitation is clearly good cause. Further, this request is particularized.\nMotion to seal is granted.\nImber, J., not participating.",
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    "head_matter": "Terry Lee WARD v. STATE of Arkansas\nCR 06-1327\n253 S.W.3d 927\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered March 22, 2007"
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