Judge Cannon Permanently Blocks Release of Jack Smith's Report on Trump's Classified Documents

Date

Feb 23, 2026

Outcome

Administration won

Posture

Merits

Party

United States

Source

cbsnews.com ↗

Publisher

CBS News

Disposition

Permanent injunction entered February 23, 2026 barring release of Volume II; watchdog groups appealed and a federal appeals court permitted the challenge to proceed.

Caveat

Formally an injunction against the Justice Department, but the practical effect is that the report stays sealed.

Ledger id

1544

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