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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.Categorized in 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.Categorized in Newsgathering
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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.By Simren VermaCategorized in Newsgathering
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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,…Categorized in 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…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Journalists assert reporter's privilege in whistleblower prosecution
Update, Oct. 23: Kiriakou pleaded guilty today to one count of disclosing information identifying a covert agent and will likely…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Congressional committee holds hearing on national security leak prevention and punishment
Recent leaks of classified information prompted concerned members of the Congressional House Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing today to…Categorized in Content Restrictions -
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Justice Department opposes release of "targeted killing" records
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion for summary judgment Wednesday in a federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit,…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Federal appeals court rules government may withhold CIA interrogation, waterboarding records
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the government may withhold certain records relating to the Central Intelligence Agency’s use…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Former CIA operative John Kiriakou indicted by grand jury for leaking confidential information to journalists
A federal grand jury handed down a five-count criminal indictment against former CIA intelligence officer John C. Kiriakou for allegedly…Categorized in Newsgathering