Judge won't unseal details of Trump's privilege fight over Jan. 6 grand jury

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Seems like standard rule of law, but when the rump is charged, I think it should be unsealed

The standard is that a person has no way to defend themselves against grand jury presentations, so allegations and assertions made in one are kept secret.

But if a person is charged, then the charging information is released and that would overlap some GJ testimony/disputes. At that point, the person (assumed innocent at that point) is guaranteed a chance to defend themselves in courts, so the prohibition can be removed.

But if they are never charged, it basically remains sealed. Hence Judge Howell's statement "for now and perhaps forever".

Seems fairly cut and dried, not a lot of wiggle room.