US District Court Judge Richard Leon this week turned down a bid by Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, to get the records under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Navy provided some documents to Judicial Watch but included several blacked-out sections. Leon ruled that the redactions were "proper and necessary" to prevent disclosure of sensitive operational details and to protect national security.
The ruling comes four months after a federal appeals court turned down Judicial Watch's appeal seeking photos and video taken during and after the raid that killed bin Laden.