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Jason Leopold

@JasonLeopold

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@_LightLaw

@_LightLaw

I'm very proud of this. More than 4 yrs ago, my #FOIA atty @_LightLaw & I filed a motion in USD Court to unseal pen register applications 1/

My case lingered for yrs before Chief Judge Richard Roberts. It got new life after Roberts resigned after being accused of sexual assault 2/

@rcfp

@rcfp

Then @rcfp joined case and last year new judge presiding over our case agreed to start unsealing 100s of secret pen register applications 3/

Govt continues to fight our efforts to unseal larger volume of pen register applications. BUT in the govt's reply brief filed today 4/

Govt attorneys recognized & acknowledged our huge accomplishment thus far: READ 5/

@_LightLaw

@_LightLaw

This is a testament to the GREAT legal work by @_LightLaw & @katie_rcfp 6/

And this is a HUGE victory for transparency. Govt attys said our unsealing lawsuit has been "instrumental" in prompting a "sea change" 7/

A victory against govt secrecy. Here is govt's reply brief in our case, filed today documentcloud.org/documents/4118… -30-

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