Supreme Court says public may soon know more about mystery company in Mueller-related case
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter
Updated 10:47 AM ET, Tue January 22, 2019
Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that a mystery foreign government-owned company fighting a subpoena related to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation could file court papers asking the justices to take up its appeal under seal.
The justices also said the unnamed company must release redacted copies for the public record, an action that means the public may soon find out more about the company and its appeal.
The court did not act on the merits of the company's request.
The case concerns an unnamed corporation that is fighting a subpoena request from a DC-based grand jury. Lower courts have ruled that the company must turn over the information and imposed a $50,000 fine for every day it failed to do so following the appeal.
CNN previously reported that prosecutors from the special counsel's office were involved in the case at its early stages, suggesting that Mueller sought the information from the company for grand jury proceedings related to his criminal investigations. The case then continued through the court system with an unusual amount of secrecy around it, so that even the lawyers involved could not be seen at a later hearing.
Last week the Supreme Court denied an emergency request from the company to freeze the financial penalty, pending appeal.
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