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U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema Tuesday criticized the government's secrecy in the case of a prominent Muslim spiritual leader from Fairfax County who was convicted on terrorism charges, and she threatened to grant a new trial if the government doesn't share information about the Bush administration's terrorist surveillance program.
Over at the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog, Peter Lattman draws attention to Wal-Mart's decision Tuesday to ask a North Carolina state court to seal future fililngs in a tax dispute case between the company and the state.
