Federal Judge Orders Release of Sealed Court Papers in Blackwater Case

[kpete]

Source: Legal Times

Federal Judge Orders Release of Sealed Court Papers in Blackwater Case

A federal judge in Washington is planning to release hundreds of pages of transcripts from sealed hearings in the government’s prosecution of five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards, saying there is no justification for keeping the information secret indefinitely.

Judge Ricardo Urbina of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said in a ruling Jan. 7 that the transcripts, from three weeks of closed-door hearings in October, will be released to the public Feb. 2—the day after the deadline for the Justice Department to file an appeal in the case to challenge the dismissal of charges.

The Justice Department could ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stay the release of the transcripts in the event the government does file an appeal



Read more: http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/01/federal-judge-orders-release-of-sealed-court-papers-in-blackwater-case.html

[Jefferson23]

1. YES, WE CAN! K&R

[Hekate]

2. YES!

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[democrank]

3. K & R

[Rageneau]

4. Does this silly judge REALLY think he has the power to embarrass the secret government?

He will soon learn, as the rest of us have had to, that if people are right-wing enough, they are above the law. These transcripts will never see the light of day. That sort of thing only happens in 'free' countries.

[The Doctor.]

7. According to The Constitution of The United States of America... he does.

Now... according to the people who wipe their ass with the Constitution, I'm sure he's just a thorn.


Good for him.

[defendandprotect]

5. Looks like one liberal judge in 100 on our side . . . !!!

[PSPS]

6. It will likely never happen

Just like the torture photos that have repeatedly been ordered released, obama's justice department will simply refuse to comply or have their minions in congress pass a law saying they can't be released.

[JoeyT]

8. Meanwhile

there will be dozens of posts talking about how wonderfully transparently transparent they are.

[Solly Mack]

9. K&R

We'll see