Legal Opinion
In the MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF WP COMPANY LLC D/B/A the Washington Post for Access to Certain Sealed Court Records
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 18, 2016No. Misc. No. 2016-0351PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERYL A. HOWELL, Chief Judge
The WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post (the “Post”) filed this action seeking the unsealing of search warrant materials “relating to” the investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (“USAO”) into alleged campaign finance violations during the 2010 District of Columbia mayoral election (the “Campaign Finance Investigation”). See Mot. Public Access Certain Sealed Ct. Rees. (“Post’s Mot.”), ECF No. 1. After the Post’s motion was granted in part and denied in part, In re the Application of WP Co. (“Wash.…
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