Effort to unseal drug bust records can continue in criminal court, Lehigh County judge rules

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Lehigh County judge allowed an emergency motion seeking to unveil criminal dockets for public review to continue in criminal court.

Judge Thomas Capehart on Friday determined the motion, brought by lehighvalleylive.com, LehighValleyNews.com and The Morning Call, belonged in criminal court rather than civil court.

While the Lehigh County District Attorney’s office sought to have the matter dismissed, Capehart instead ordered the matter be transferred to the appropriate court…

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