'Another layer of suppression': Groups ask 11th Circuit to fast-track their appeal of Judge Cannon's order burying Mar-a
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'Another layer of suppression': Groups ask 11th Circuit to fast-track their appeal of Judge Cannon's order burying Mar-a-Lago report
Story by Colin Kalmbacher • 6h •
Public advocacy groups are urging a federal court of appeals to fast-track their bid to unseal the second volume of former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his criminal investigations into President Donald Trump.
Late last year, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed by Trump during his first term, issued two orders related to the long-delayed but still-lingering dispute over the second volume.
In the first order, Cannon flatly denied efforts to intervene lodged by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and transparency-focused nonprofit American Oversight. In her second order, however, Cannon acknowledged "any former or current party to this action" may move "for leave to intervene, if warranted, and/or from timely seeking appropriate relief before that deadline."
In the intervening months, many parties have had a lot to say about Cannon's efforts. While Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice weighed in to commend the judge directly for keeping the report under seal, the 45th and 47th president's former co-defendants told Cannon "all copies" of the second volume should simply be destroyed...................
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Left: Then-special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of then-former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File). Center: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida). Right: Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before departing Manhattan criminal court, Monday, May 6, 2024, in N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, Pool).
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