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Al Gore Vs. Al Jazeera

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DOVER, Del. (AP) - Attorneys for former Vice President Al Gore are challenging an effort by Al Jazeera America to keep details of a Delaware Chancery Court lawsuit secret.

Gore and his Current TV co-founder Joel Hyatt claim in the lawsuit filed last week that Al Jazeera is improperly withholding tens of millions of dollars placed in escrow when Al Jazeera bought Current TV for $500 million last year.

Many parts of the complaint have been blacked out at the request of Al Jazeera, but Gore's attorneys challenged the redactions in court papers this week. They say the redactions are inconsistent with the principle of public access to courts.

Al Jazeera has denied the allegations in the lawsuit and says the escrows funds were for indemnification from third-party claims to which it is entitled.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.