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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 2 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jun 26, 1:56 AM

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Judge orders DOJ to produce, unredact sought after Epstein files

On Thursday, a federal judge based in Washington, D.C., ordered the Justice Department to unredact additional pages of the Epstein files in a suit brought by attorney and independent journalist Katie Phang. The preliminary injunction orders redactions be removed in key documents of interest in the...

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What happenedJudge orders DOJ to produce, unredact sought after Epstein files.
What changedThe left frames it as "Judge crashes Trump DOJ's hide-and-seek game on Epstein files". The center frames it as "Judge orders DOJ to either unredact more Epstein files or explain why it can't".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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70WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Judge crashes Trump DOJ's hide-and-seek game on Epstein files". The center frames it as "Judge orders DOJ to either unredact more Epstein files or explain why it can't".

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Jun 25, 10:49 PM: The Hill joined the source map.

Jun 25, 11:09 PM: CBS News Politics joined the source map.

Jun 25, 11:15 PM: AlterNet joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 70/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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The Hill2h ago

Judge orders DOJ to produce, unredact sought after Epstein files

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On Thursday, a federal judge based in Washington, D.C., ordered the Justice Department to unredact additional pages of the Epstein files in a suit brought by attorney and independent journa...

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Left ·News report
AlterNet2h ago

Judge crashes Trump DOJ's hide-and-seek game on Epstein files

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US District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan may have opened the floodgates by siding with former MS NOW show host Katie Phang in her lawsuit demanding the Trump administration adhere to the word of...

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Center ·News report

Judge orders DOJ to either unredact more Epstein files or explain why it can't

A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.

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