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More than 20 media companies have filed a motion to oppose the sealing of records involving the Florida trial of George Zimmerman, the New York Times reported Monday.

The participants, which include New York Times Co. (NYT), CNN, the Associated Press and Gannett Co. (GCI), argue that records were improperly sealed following a request by Zimmerman's attorney, the Times reported.

Special prosecutor Angela B. Corey said that in "some extremely high-profile cases, we do attempt to limit the amount of details that get published." She said she is reviewing the motion and the media companies' concerns, the Times reported.

Full story at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/us/media-firms-sue-to-force-opening-of-zimmerman-file.html

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