The U.S. Supreme Court has directed the U.S. solicitor general to respond to a certiorari petition filed by a Long Island lawyer that questions whether the government can gag an attorney and evade mandatory restitution laws by sealing a criminal record to protect a cooperating witness in a racketeering case.
Last week, the court gave the solicitor general until Oct. 22 to respond to a petition filed by Frederick Oberlander and supported in amicus briefs by the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
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