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Joshua J. Friedman

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Mar 18

NEW: This isn't the Eric Adams order we've been waiting for, but Judge Dale Ho rules that DOJ must publicly file minimally redacted versions of proposed exhibits that purport to show "troubling conduct" of SDNY prosecutors. (He'll give DOJ a week to appeal.) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

DALE E. HO, United States District Judge:
Before the Court is the Justice Department's motion to seal certain exhibits submitted in
connection with its brief in support of its Rule 48 Motion to Dismiss the Indictment in this case.
See Mot. to Seal, ECF No. 161. For the reasons stated below, the Motion to Seal is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The documents in question shall be filed under seal in
unredacted form; versions on the public docket shall be filed with redactions limited to phone
numbers and email addresses.
BACKGROUND
On February 14, 2025, the Justice Department filed a "motion seeking dismissal without
prejudice of the charges in this case, with leave of the Court, pursuant to Rule 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure." Mot. to Dismiss 1, ECF No. 122. On February 21, 2025, the Court ordered the parties and court-appointed amicus to submit further briefing to address several
questions posed by the Court related to the Department's Motion. See Order, ECF No. 136. On March 7, 2025, the Department filed its brief on the docket. See DOJ's Resp. Supp. Mot. to Dismiss ("DOJ Br."), ECF No. 160. The brief references several exhibits that were filed via email, consisting of communications between attorneys at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York ("SDNY"). See ECF No. 160-1 (placeholder for Exhibits A-H). The Department states in its brief that these exhibits show "troubling conduct at the U.S. Attorney's (The page ends here.)

March 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM

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David Fahrenthold

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That's where we stand today, one month after DOGE began posting its wall of receipts.

For all that time, the biggest "receipt" on the wall has always been wrong.

Read more of our coverage of DOGE's struggle with errors here: nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...

March 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM

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FAA chief tries to fine Musk over SpaceX violations.

Musk demands his resignation and ‘radical reform’ at the FAA on X. He resigns on Jan. 20th.

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