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Families of victims of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 sue Department of Justice .
They want to make public details of the crime committed by Boeing that led to the deaths of their loved ones on two 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 .
The families have challenged a plea deal negotiated in secret between Boeing and federal prosecutors.
A judge "has an ongoing obligation to uphold the public interest," the 5th Circuit says.
Boeing attorney Paul Clement argued that Boeing ’s deal with the government could not be set aside by a judge.
The Max families have often expressed frustration at being excluded from a process in which they have such a compelling emotional stake.
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