Port Authority wants to keep lane-closing documents sealed

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says in a court brief that confidential and redacted documents about the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case shouldn't be publicly released.

NJ.com reports the brief was filed late Tuesday in response to a request by nine news outlets to lift redactions and unseal some records, including a list of individuals who may have information about the 2013 lane closings but weren't charged.

The Port Authority argued the documents include memos and emails about its legal representation in an unrelated matter.

Three top Christie aides were accused of orchestrating the closings to create traffic jams to punish a mayor for not endorsing Gov. Chris Christie's re-election. One pleaded guilty last year; two have been indicted and their trial is scheduled for mid-May.

Christie hasn't been charged.

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