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Robinson also said the report largely regurgitated facts already in the public domain, citing the controversy of then-Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill at the funeral of Bobby Storey.

At various stages over the years, some materials have been put into the public domain.

South Korea's Supreme Court rejected the case, after the company argued that its version was derived from a folk song in the public domain.

"There may also be some issues about law enforcement techniques that the justice department might not want to be out there in the public domain," he added.

But if you showed the average Chicagoan the evidence now in the public domain, most would likely surmise that Mr. Homan took a bribe.