unseal
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It also seeks to unseal the FBI's affidavit used to obtain the warrant from a federal magistrate judge.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
The lawsuit’s particulars had been confidential until last week, when the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, an anti-monopoly advocacy group, won its motion to unseal much of the redacted portions of the complaint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
In order to unseal the Epstein documents, Congress was waiting for one last signature to put the matter to a vote.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
They have pledged to keep up the pressure to release the documents, hold people accountable and force Congress to approve a discharge petition that would require the Justice Department to unseal the files.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
But for the rest, I unseal a test-strip kit.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
His attorney, Stacey Hegge, argued that Sanford should be able to inspect and participate in redacting the affidavits before the circuit court unseals them, to avoid any disclosure of trade secrets.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
Justice Department unseals charges against Huawei, Meng and several of the companies’ subsidiaries, alleging not only violation of trade sanctions but also the theft of trade secrets.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 29, 2019
September 2005: A judge unseals the Philadelphia grand jury report.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 14, 2018
He pledged Thursday not to release the alleged victims’ names or identifying information if he unseals the records.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2016
Mr. Dimming unseals the official test and opens to the first page.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
Two weeks ago, Mendonca unsealed a police report linked to the Vorcaro investigation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Among those charged in the newly unsealed indictment is Cameron Lockett, 23, a.k.a.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The court records were unsealed this month after ProPublica moved to make them public, with the help of attorneys from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the law firm Shaw Keller.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
The court on Monday unsealed its arrest warrant for Dela Rosa, which it said had been approved by its pretrial chamber in November.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
“I have the result,” she said after a while, holding the unsealed paper, her expression disappointed because it was negative.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Fulton County officials filed a lawsuit demanding their return and District Judge JP Boulee, a Trump nominee, ordered the unsealing on Tuesday of the search warrant affidavit used to justify the seizure.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
A US judge has ordered the unsealing of grand jury transcripts from the 2005 and 2007 investigation into convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
Similar unsealing requests, citing the new law, are pending before the two federal judges in New York who presided over the Epstein and Maxwell cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
In its petition, the DOJ cites the “public’s strong interest” as one reason for unsealing the grand jury transcripts from West Palm Beach in 2005 and 2007.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2025
She had taught him all her lore in herbals and healing, and all she knew of the crafts of finding, binding, mending, unsealing and revealing.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
