NY State Appellate Court: Some Marriage Data Should Remain Private, Regardless of Age

The Appellate Division, First Department broadened a lower court ruling finding New York City could keep some portions of ...

Trump federal court nominee cited new Louisiana law to keep his divorce records private

Louisiana Supreme Court Justice William Crain, who has been appointed to a federal judgeship, kept his divorce records sealed ...
Texas Public Radio

Ken and Angela Paxton sealed their divorce records. It doesn't always mean you can — here's why

A Collin County man's unsuccessful request to seal his divorce records highlights the high standard of proof required to keep even deeply personal court proceedings private and the unpredictability of ...
The Root

Do Freedmen’s Bureau Records Show the Marriage of My Kin?

Many years ago, I located my maternal great-great-grandparents, Lucy Hoffman and Ben Hoffman, in census records for Mount Sterling, Ky. They are both listed in the 1870 census, with Lucy listed as ...