Lawyers quarrel over sealed documents in lane-closing case
Source: Associated Press
Lawyers quarrel over sealed documents in lane-closing case
Updated 3:53 pm, Friday, December 30, 2016
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Attorneys on Friday continued to fight over confidential documents related to the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case in which two former allies of Republican Gov. Chris Christie were convicted in a political retaliation plot.
A judge in Newark is reviewing which previously sealed documents can be released and if deleted portions of some documents can be restored. She is scheduled to rule by mid-January.
Attorneys for several media organizations including The Associated Press requested in a letter Friday that materials already deemed to be publicly accessible be released now. Last week, government attorneys had asked for the judge to keep private a disk containing the documents.
Among the documents at issue are a list of unindicted co-conspirators, grand jury testimony, search warrant affidavits and other evidence, including a page from Christie's calendar.
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