This is a motion to protect the governing of discovery - i.e. information/evidence. Basically, this is sealing any evidence found from public view - making it outside an FOIA request.
It is making all the evidence in this case confidential.
Would it be available in the future after trials or whatever are over? Does this mean that if they look at a document, claiming it's evidence, it becomes classified and pulled from public view? I'm trying to wrap my head around it.
Generally, no - it will not be available after the trial is over. You are correct - anything entered as evidence becomes protected from public view. It would take a Wikileaks type situation to make it public, even after the trial.
That makes more sense. I can understand hiding evidence from the public for a trial, but there should be a way for the public to see the evidence afterwards.
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Gringojones ago
Non lawyer here. Need some help understanding why this paper is important.
cyclops1771 ago
This is a motion to protect the governing of discovery - i.e. information/evidence. Basically, this is sealing any evidence found from public view - making it outside an FOIA request.
It is making all the evidence in this case confidential.
Gringojones ago
Would it be available in the future after trials or whatever are over? Does this mean that if they look at a document, claiming it's evidence, it becomes classified and pulled from public view? I'm trying to wrap my head around it.
cyclops1771 ago
Generally, no - it will not be available after the trial is over. You are correct - anything entered as evidence becomes protected from public view. It would take a Wikileaks type situation to make it public, even after the trial.
Gringojones ago
That makes more sense. I can understand hiding evidence from the public for a trial, but there should be a way for the public to see the evidence afterwards.