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Judge Orders Jan. 6 Defendant’s Secret Court Docket Unsealed on Nov. 3

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson previously approved keeping a secret docket on the plea and sentence of Samuel Lazar of Ephrata, Pennsylvania.
Judge Orders Jan. 6 Defendant’s Secret Court Docket Unsealed on Nov. 3
Samuel Lazar, 37, of Ephrata, Pa., berates police on the west plaza of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. Department of Justice/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Joseph M. Hanneman
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The federal judge who approved keeping a Jan. 6 defendant’s plea agreement and sentence on a secret court docket for months has ruled the sealed records in the case will be made public with possible redactions as early as Nov. 3.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson made the ruling in Washington on Oct. 4 after a coalition of national news media outlets filed its second motion in five months (pdf) to unseal the case records.
Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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