Yesterday, I wrote about a case where a media company was seeking transparency in the El Paso court system. The judge has since told the government to explain its secrecy by September 5th. From Newspaper Tree…

“We hope this is the first step in opening up the court docket and proceedings. The current veil of secrecy does nothing but undermine confidence in the integrity of the probe. Since the beginning of the American democracy, a free press has always been part of a transparent judicial system. We hope our efforts will restore that openness and trust in Judge Montalvo’s court,” said James Harrington, director of the Texas Civil Rights Project, which is representing Newspaper Tree and its parent company, the El Paso Media Group.

Category: Corruption