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A record sentence in the ‘Vault 7’ leak case
Joshua Schulte's 40-year sentence is the longest to date for the unauthorized disclosure of national defense information.
February 12, 2024
By
Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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We missed a bunch of long-forgotten leak hunts
Three weeks ago, this newsletter had a piece reporting that CIA Director William J. Burns wrote to Jim Scott, the son of…
May 22, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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A century of repression?
RCFP's Gabe Rottman takes a look at a new book that explores the Espionage Act of 1917 and press freedom.
October 17, 2022
By
Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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Back to the arcane world of classification markings
Two weeks ago, we brought you what I’m sure readers thought was a barnburner of a post on the meaning of “sensitive…
September 12, 2022
By
Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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Why SCI and SAP are annoying acronyms
The terminology is really important, especially right now, as reporters dig into the Mar-a-Lago search.
August 29, 2022
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Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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In one week at the US Supreme Court, state secrets prevail twice
The Supreme Court appears to be receptive to the government’s claimed need for national security secrecy.
March 14, 2022
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Grayson Clary
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Newsgathering
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Federal privacy watchdog gets new leadership as CIA domestic surveillance concerns surface
The CIA released part of a privacy watchdog's report acknowledging that the agency engages in secretive bulk data collection.
February 22, 2022
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Samantha Reilly
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Reporters Committee calls on Congress to reject IIPA expansion
The IIPA expansion could chill public interest reporting, the Reporters Committee warns House and Senate members.
August 8, 2019
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Simren Verma
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Reporters Committee attorneys represent Alan Morrison in suit seeking justification for CIA rendition program
Adam Marshall and Hannah Bloch-Wehba Alan Morrison, a dean and constitutional law professor at the George Washington University Law School,…
March 24, 2015
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Adam A. Marshall
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Hannah Bloch-Wehba
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Freedom of Information
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CIA must acknowledge records of drone strike program, appellate court rules
The CIA cannot refuse to search for records about U.S. drone strikes on the grounds that acknowledging the existence of…
March 19, 2013
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