I was an independent observer in the Greenpeace trial. What I saw was shocking | Greenpeace lost – not because it did something wrong but because it was denied a fair trial

Secrecy pervaded the proceedings. The court repeatedly refused to open a live stream to the public or to create and release transcripts. A request by media organizations (including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times) to access the live stream was denied. Thousands of key documents were sealed and thus hidden from public scrutiny.

This, imo, is the most concerning thing about the current issues we face. They really want to undo our traditions of transparency.

Environmentalists denied a fair trial, is there anything more American?