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It's incredibly presumptuous to assume that someone does not understand the protocol(s) of felony indictments because they object to government opacity, particu
by jMyles 11y ago
It's incredibly presumptuous to assume that someone does not understand the protocol(s) of felony indictments because they object to government opacity, particularly in a case where the government is precisely impugning the value of privacy in a now-moot question with thuggish strong-arming.
- tadfisher 11y agoThe passage you quoted was intended to allow the government to make its case as why the question is not moot, while protecting the privacy of any defendants currently undergoing grand jury indictments. That is why grand jury seals exist. Do you want the government making your indictment proceedings public? What if the grand jury declines to bring charges?