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San Diego Union TribuneCunningham figure's plea deal was sealed
By Greg Moran
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
April 20, 2008
More than a year ago, a New York financier pleaded guilty to laundering bribe money for former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham in a deal that was kept secret for months.
That closed-door bargain triggered a battle between federal prosecutors and public-access advocates that took secrecy to unprecedented heights.
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While portions of the case remain secret, a batch of previously sealed court filings was released this week that show the government arguing what media law experts said was an astounding position.
Federal prosecutors asserted extraordinary powers of the executive branch over the judicial branch when it comes to information it has classified.
In essence, prosecutors argued that once the executive branch says something is classified, courts are virtually powerless to review or disagree. That is true, they argued, even when the information is part of court records – which historically have been considered open under the First Amendment.
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080420-9999-1m20secrets.html
It looks like Bushco is getting away with perhaps murder in the way the executive branch is being given freedom to basically cover up anything they wish.
Is it any wonder now why Siegelman got railroaded the way he did?
Heck this stuff is happening in California!
Additional note: This story appears to either being censored by Google News or their news bot program isn't working well. I can find it through looking for the whole title under a regular web search on Google, and it does show up with a Kontogiannis keyword search in Yahoo news.
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