Good. It is as it should be. Someone came forward to offer a method to open the iPhone.

If this method works and there is no court hearing needed, the FBI should offer the hero a reward. The person came forward to assist in the complete knowledge of mass murderers. It deserves a reward because our country will be a little safer now.

March 21, 2016

By Katie Benner and Matt Apuzzo

Riverdale, Calif. — The Justice Department (click here) said on Monday that it might no longer need Apple’s assistance in opening an iPhone used by a gunman in the San Bernardino, Calif., rampage last year.

The disclosure led a judge to postpone a court hearing over the issue and temporarily sidesteps what has become a bitter clash with the world’s most valuable company.

In a new court filing, the government said an outside party had demonstrated a way for the F.B.I. to possibly unlock the phone used by the gunman, Syed Rizwan Farook. The hearing in the contentious case — Apple has loudly opposed opening the iPhone, citing privacy concerns and igniting a heated debate — was originally set for Tuesday.

While the Justice Department must test this method, if it works “it should eliminate the need for the assistance from Apple,” it said in its filing. The Justice Department added that it would file a status report by April 5 on its progress....