"The Court Denies the Government's Attempt to Muzzle the Court"

From the introduction and conclusion of a decision by Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui (D.D.C.) in In re: Search of One Device and Two Individuals (decided last week but just released Wednesday):

The government has moved to seal seemingly forever an order of the Court. But this is the Court's order, not the Executive's order. So the Court, not the Executive, decides unsealing. For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES the government's attempt to muzzle the Court….

No secret courts. This means no forever sealed judicial decisions—including warrants—as they are the foundation for secret courts. Without visibility, the public cannot hold courts or the government accountable. The Framers knew this. Thomas Jefferson said "wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their o