Elliot Carlson, et al v. USA

  1. September 16, 2016

    7th Circ. Opens The Vault On WWII Spy Investigation Docs

    The Seventh Circuit ruled on Thursday that the government cannot hide behind the secrecy of grand jury proceedings to conceal information about a World War II era espionage investigation, saying that a judge was correct in ordering the U.S. Department of Justice to unseal grand jury evidence presented against the Chicago Tribune.

  2. February 18, 2016

    7th Circ. Wary Of Opening 1942 Tribune Spy Grand Jury Docs

    The potential release of decades-old grand jury transcripts from the U.S. government's 1942 attempt to indict the Chicago Tribune over its Battle of Midway reporting seemed to have some Seventh Circuit judges concerned about future requests for secret grand jury documents Thursday.