D.C. Circuit

The decision could have a significant chilling effect on journalists.

Case Number: 23-3001 Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Client: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…

One case involved records related to the Intelligence Community’s duty to warn Jamal Khashoggi about impending threats to his life.

The court's ruling sets a high bar for the government to withhold records under FOIA's “deliberative process” privilege.

RCFP, BuzzFeed’s Jason Leopold have been fighting for years for greater public access to electronic surveillance court records.

FBI and DOJ have refused to produce adequate records regarding the FBI’s impersonation of the media, RCFP argues.