As part of its outrageous transgender crusade against whistleblower Dr. Eithan Haim, the Department of Justice has recently moved for a gag order against Dr. Haim and his counsel and has made several filings “under seal”—that is, out of public view. I’ll address the ridiculous motion for a gag order more fully soon. For now, I’d like to highlight the motion to unseal the sealed filings that the media outlet Not the Bee filed today. Some excerpts from that motion:

This case warrants maximum transparency. The unprecedented investigation and prosecution of Dr. Eithan Haim has been covered by many media outlets and news websites, including Not the Bee, and is a topic of conversation among prominent politicians, intellectuals, and legal commentators, as well as the public at large. The press and public have demonstrated substantial interest in Dr. Haim’s whistleblowing, the medical procedures on minors that are the subject of his revelations, the misconduct by the government in pursuing this prosecution, and the various setbacks that the government has faced in attempting to criminalize Dr. Haim’s efforts to bring to light the illegal conduct of Texas Children’s Hospital….

None of [the Sealed Filings] were submitted in connection with a motion to seal, and none provide a public explanation of why there is good cause to seal the document. The Sealed Filings inhibit the public and press’s ability to access judicial records, in violation of their constitutional rights. The...

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