11 U.S.C. § 107: Public access to papers

Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) and subject to section 112, a paper filed in a case under this title and the dockets of a bankruptcy court are public records and open to examination by an entity at reasonable times without charge. protect an entity with respect to a trade secret or confidential research, development, or commercial information; or protect a person with respect to scandalous or defamatory matter contained in a paper filed in a case under this title. Any means of identification (as defined in section 1028(d) of title 18 ) contained in a paper filed, or to be filed, in a case under this title. Other information contained in a paper described in subparagraph (A). Upon ex parte application demonstrating cause, the court shall provide access to information protected pursuant to paragraph (1) to an entity acting pursuant to the police or regulatory power of a domestic governmental unit. shall have full access to all information contained in any paper filed or submitted in a case under this title; and shall not disclose information specifically protected by the court under this title.