Court Denies NY Times Access to Wiretap Document for Prostitution Ring Patronized by Eliot Spitzer

Let’s forget the legal arguments here. For entertainment sake, how can the court deprive the public the pleasure of seeing these sizzling documents?

The New York Times has not shown “good cause” to unseal wiretap applications in the investigation of a prostitution ring once patronized by former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the 2nd Circuit ruled Friday.

A three-judge panel in Manhattan overturned U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff’s order granting the Times access to sealed wiretap applications and orders in the Emperors Club investigation
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The 2nd Circuit also held that the newspaper does not have a First Amendment right to view the requested documents.