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Justice Department Steps Up Assault on Press Freedom with Records Request Into New York Times Journalist
A new article from the New York Times reports that the Department of Justice sought, and was granted, communications records for a journalist as part of an investigation into a former Senate Intelligence Committee staffer who allegedly acted as a … Read more »
Journalists Face Greater Legal Peril as US Justice Department Goes After Leakers
According to a new article from The Intercept, the US Department of Justice has announced that, as part of their redoubled effort to combat unauthorized disclosures, it may issue subpoenas to compel journalists to identify sources for their reporting. … Read more »
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning is Freed, Marking a Triumph for Acts of Conscience
On Wednesday, May 17th, whistleblower Chelsea Manning was released from military detention in accordance with President Barack Obama’s commutation of her sentence in the final weeks of his presidency. Manning, who was convicted by court martial on charges of “espionage” for … Read more »
Justice Department Hint at Charges Against Wikileaks’ Assange Threatens Freedom of the Press
UPDATE: Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his intention to pursue charges against Wikileaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange, President Donald Trump has publicly endorsed Sessions’s proposed Justice Department move. Not only does this recent explicit approval by Trump only heighten … Read more »
After traumatic imprisonment, Manning freed by Obama commutation
Read Trevor Timm’s complete take in the Guardian here.
… Read more »John Kiriakou Urges Obama to Release Full Torture Report Before Term Ends
Read the full story from Shadowproof here.
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