Levison and his lawyer made two requests to Judge Claude M. Hilton to unseal the records, both of which were denied.
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Lavabit received media attention in July 2013 when it was revealed that Edward Snowden was using the Lavabit email address edsnowden@lavabit.com to invite human rights lawyers and activists to a press conference during his confinement at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow.
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Judge Claude M. Hilton then granted the request to unseal the records, despite his refusal the previous two times.