The public version of Elon Musk’s response to Twitter’s lawsuit over his bid to walk away from their $44 billion purchase deal will be issued before the end of this week—Aug. 5, a judge has ruled. 
Musk’s team initially wanted it to be disclosed to the public by Aug. 3, but the decision faced opposition from Twitter’s attorneys, who argued they needed more time to review and potentially redact Musk’s sealed filing.
The attorneys deemed redaction necessary to avoid internal Twitter information and data given to Musk from being revealed. 
“Few cases attract as much public interest as this one, and Twitter is mindful of this court’s commitment to ensuring maximum public access to its proceedings,” Twitter attorney Kevin Shannon wrote. “Twitter has no interest in proposing any more redactions to defendants’ responsive pleading than are necessary.”…