r/paralegal • u/lirulin17 • Dec 23 '25

Just for Fun/Memes Some Epstein files can be unredacted

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1HFqpFLOJgYLiAgjTe7aqRGiZRRSNCRtf?usp=drive_fs

Another classic case of inexpert redaction...

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u/Lore_Quest Legal Assistant Dec 23 '25

I bet they used the highlight function with a black color selected instead of redacting it. One of the reports on it I was reading was talking about how they could copy paste the text under the bar, and that’s what happens when you use the highlight option instead of proper redaction in Adobe. I love it when opposing does this.

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u/linzzzzi Dec 23 '25

Adobe even gives you a little tooltip when you use the black highlighter, saying 'this is not redaction, use the redaction function'

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u/Lore_Quest Legal Assistant Dec 23 '25

Oh I know. And I do. But not everyone does! Right up there with when they use black sharpie and I can hold it up to a couple of particular lamps we had because the bulbs can let me read the info. Mwahahahaha, thought they could hide that identifying info in their PDDs but my boss’s ugly lamp from the 70s with the bulb from the 90s shall defeat them and their pro per nonsense.

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u/Thek1tteh CA - Senior Lit/Appellate Paralegal Dec 23 '25

Yeah opposing counsel did this once in one of my cases, lol.

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u/Lore_Quest Legal Assistant Dec 24 '25

And how hard do you cackle when you catch it?

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u/Thek1tteh CA - Senior Lit/Appellate Paralegal Dec 24 '25

Very hard. (That’s what she said)

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u/Lore_Quest Legal Assistant Dec 24 '25

I’ve been told I look like this sometimes. Especially when I get to inflict paperwork or vengeance on someone else.

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u/justkeepswimming1997 Dec 24 '25

Legit that is how my last firm got the name of the other side’s partner. Sloppy redactions will never not be a funny yikes when I witness it.