A motion to seal asks the court to keep filed material off the public docket, overcoming the presumption of public access to court records.

Personal identifier redaction is the required removal of specified personal information from documents filed with a court.

The public right of access is the presumption that judicial records are open, which confidentiality orders and sealing must overcome.

Redaction is the removal or masking of protected content from documents before production or filing, leaving the remainder visible.

Trade secret protection in discovery restricts access to proprietary information produced in litigation, often through heightened designations.