Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73

§5937 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

Title 28 › Part PART III— - COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES › § 5937

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lets news organizations investigate and report alleged crimes or bad behavior by an at-risk person or their close family. It also allows reporting about those people on matters of public concern. It does not stop access to a federal judge’s public decisions or opinions. It allows covered information to be shared or published if the at-risk person or their close family gives written consent. It also does not stop a data broker from sharing information with Federal, State, Tribal, or local government. The rules must be read in a way that strongly favors protecting the covered information of at-risk individuals and their immediate family members.

Full Legal Text

Title 28, §5937

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

“(a)Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed—

“(1)to prohibit, restrain, or limit—

“(A)the lawful investigation or reporting by the press of any unlawful activity or misconduct alleged to have been committed by an at-risk individual or their immediate family member; or

“(B)the reporting on an at-risk individual or their immediate family member regarding matters of public concern;

“(2)to impair access to decisions and opinions from a Federal judge in the course of carrying out their public functions;

“(3)to limit the publication or transfer of covered information with the written consent of the at-risk individual or their immediate family member; or

“(4)to prohibit information sharing by a data broker to a Federal, State, Tribal, or local government, or any unit thereof.

“(b)This subtitle shall be broadly construed to favor the protection of the covered information of at-risk individuals and their immediate family members.

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Citation

28 U.S.C. § 5937

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73