Opinion ID: 1010540
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Briefs

Text: To date, three briefs have been filed: the Government’s initial brief, an Appellee’s brief filed by the Federal Public Defender, and the Government’s reply brief. All of the briefs contain classified information, and for this reason they were initially filed under seal with the Court Security Officer assigned to this case. As of this writing, a redacted version of the Government’s initial brief has been placed in the public file, and the remaining briefs will also be filed publicly when the redaction process is complete. In accordance with our duty to independently examine the Government’s redactions, we will carefully compare the redacted version of each brief to the unredacted version to ensure 10 that the redactions of unclassified material are no greater than necessary.7 See Pelton, 696 F. Supp. 159 n.2. That process is not affected by this order.