In Jan 6 Case Harrelson Is Charged On Videos Still Withheld, Inner City Press Challenge Docketed
Inner City Press has been pushing for this DOJ videos for weeks - these hinderances on court transparency should be reduced, in DDC, EDNY and elsewhere (the UN is the worst), watch this feed
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FEDERAL COURT, August 17 -- After the DC Circuit's decision in US v. Munchel, DDC Judge Amit P. Mehta had before him Capitol breach defendant Kenneth Harrelson. He also had video exhibits submitted by DOJ - exhibit Inner City Press has been denied access to, as recently as August 5.
And so on August 5, Inner City Press filed a letter and motion with Judge Mehta, on its DocumentCloud here.
On August 16, this: "Judge Mehta is in receipt of your email requesting access to the videos filed in United States v. Harrelson, No. 21-cr-28-10. Under Standing Order No. 21-28, in order for the court to grant Inner City Press access to the videos filed in Mr. Harrelson’s case, you will need to file an application for access pursuant to D.D.C. Local Criminal Rule 57.6."
That rule provides: "Any news organization or other interested person, other than a party or a subpoenaed witness, who seeks relief relating to any aspect of proceedings in a criminal case... shall file an application for such relief with the Court. The application shall include a statement of the applicant's interest in the matter as to which relief is sought, a statement of facts, and a specific prayer for relief."
So, citing the Rule, Inner City Press filed another letter, one page, now docketed
here:
"Interest in the matter: Inner City Press covers dozens of the January 6 cases, its reporting has been cited in numerous other media. There is no reason for it to have access denied or delayed to videos this Court has provide to other media outlets.
Statement of facts: The video was used as a judicial document in this Court and must be made available, to all and not just some.
Specific prayer for relief: Make the video publicly available. In the interim, instruct the Office of the US Attorney to make it available."
Now what? Podcast here.
Similarly, Inner City Press asked DOJ and then Judge Timothy Kelly for access to the videos that DOJ had shown to the court in the case: judicial documents that, under case law, must be made available to the public. But it was denied access, on the theory that Judge Kelly's order earlier in the month limited access to these judicial documents to a particular sub-set of the public.
Inner City Press on July 27 wrote to Judge Kelly, including in the form of a motion, now on DocumentCloud, here. By noon the next day, July 28, nothing - no responses, no response. We'll have more on this. For now, podcast here; music video here.
Inner City Press live tweeted Riley June Williams on January 25, here.
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Thread here.
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