Zoe Tillman writes for The National Law Journal, an American Lawyer affiliate.
The U.S. Justice Department came under intense scrutiny last month following revelations that it had reviewed reporter telephone and email records in government leaks cases. One leak case turned heads for another reason: the discovery of errors by court staff that kept unsealed documents out of the public eye.
U.S. District Chief Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington released an order May 23 disclosing administrative missteps that left unsealed search warrants and other documents off of the public dockets. "The Court apologizes to the public and the media," Lamberth wrote.
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