An open question for everyone following along — and a critical issue for agents and authors whose deals will be discussed — is how the court will treat the “highly confidential” information that was garnered and discussed during discovery and deposition, with promises that key details would not be revealed at trial. In pre-trial filings, the government indicates that, “Confidential exhibits will be kept out of public video during in-court testimony (i.e., turning off gallery monitors) and kept under seal until the end of trial. Partially confidential exhibits may be publicly displayed with the confidential portions redacted; confidential portions will […]
