New York Times Files Motion to Unseal Records in PGA Tour v. LIV Golf Case

There are 41 docket entries that have substantial redactions sealed by courts.

It appears as if Judge Beth Labson Freeman isn’t quite done with legal wrangling in the PGA Tour v. LIV Golf case.

On Friday, the New York Times Company filed a motion in Federal District Court in the Northern District of California to intervene and unseal court records in the case between the PGA Tour v. LIV Golf, the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia and Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan.

In the initial complaint that was filed by LIV Golf against the PGA Tour on Aug. 8, 2022, and in subsequent counter-claims, much discussion has occurred and numerous rulings by Judge Freeman have been focused on sealing documents on both sides from the public view.

The Times Company in its 14-page motion is using what it believes is well-settled legal doctrine in federal common law and the First Amendment, stating that the public enjoys a right of access to judicial records such as those sought in this case.

In the motion, the Times Company noted 41 docket entries that have substantial redactions sealed by the courts.

The hearing on the motion is set for 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 3 in Judge Freeman’s court in San Jose, Calif.