OOPS! Super secret (Mueller-related?) case 'In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena' Attorneys Revealed
Remember this case that shut down the 5th floor of the DC Courthouse? Reporters/public not allowed to even know who the attorneys were on the case.
Well….a non-profit called "Reporter's Committee" has moved SCOTUS to unseal the case and today the US Gov let the cat out of the bag as to who the attorneys were on the case by cc'ing the attorneys.
SEE PIC
WE ALL COULD KNOW VERY SOON
Excerpt from the reply filing today…
"Notwithstanding those redactions, the
government has revealed Petitioner’s counsel’s name (and law firm) to counsel for the
Reporters Committee. Specifically, when the government served by email its
response to the Reporters Committee’s Motion to Intervene, the government cc’d
Petitioner’s attorney. Rather than objecting to this revelation, Petitioner’s counsel
responded to the full email group and acknowledged receipt. Based on these emails,
counsel for the Reporters Committee now knows the names of the law firm and
counsel representing Petitioner in this case despite the over-redacted Petition. The
parties plainly do not believe that there is a compelling reason under Federal Rule of
Criminal Procedure 6(e) or otherwise to keep secret the identity of Petitioner’s
counsel, having revealed it to a non-party public interest group whose mission
includes ensuring public access to and public dissemination of information. This
disclosure alone warrants unsealing. "
sauce:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-948/81865/20190128110912651_Reply%20ISO%20Motion%20to%20Intervene.pdf
docket:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/18-948.html
SCOTUS petition:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-948/81196/20190122085546947_00000001.pdf