Some victims of the San Bernardino attack will file a legal brief in support of the US government's attempt to force Apple to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the shooters, a lawyer representing the victims says.

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Some victims of the San Bernardino attack will file a legal brief in support of the US government's attempt to force Apple to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the shooters, a lawyer representing the victims says.

Stephen Larson, a former federal judge who is now in private practice, told Reuters the victims he represents have an interest in the information which goes beyond the Justice Department's criminal investigation.

Larson said he was contacted a week ago by the Justice Department and local prosecutors about representing the victims, prior to the dispute becoming public.

Entry into the fray by victims gives the federal government a powerful ally in its fight against Apple, which has cast itself as trying to protect public privacy from overreach by the federal government.

The Justice Department won an order in a Riverside, California federal court on Tuesday against Apple, without the company being present in court.

Originally published as San Bernardino victims to oppose Apple.

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