This may be news to some but not to @C__Herridge, the investigative journalist who was fined $800 per day for refusing to burn her sources despite key documents in the underlying case remaining secret.
We filed a motion to unseal them. freedom.press/issues/release…
Secrecy in Lawsuits Has ‘Run Amok,’ Scholars Say
Two recent studies say judges are not doing enough to protect the public interest in openness.
nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/po…
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