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Tech companies' announcement of new encryption policies prompts pushback from law enforcement
Last month, Google and Apple both announced that their next mobile operating systems would encrypt user data by default. Both…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Appeals court rules government must release drone memo
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Department of Justice must release a memo on the legal basis for…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Media coalition urges better protection of First Amendment rights in NSA, FISA court matters
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, joined by 36 other news media organizations, filed public comments calling on…Categorized in National Security -
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FISA court orders government to review for declassification opinions on NSA spying
The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) ordered the government today to take specific steps to declassify opinions regarding the…Categorized in Court Access -
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Secret surveillance court's ruling paves the way for public disclosure of Yahoo's 2008 fight against PRISM
An order Monday from the United States’ secret surveillance court has brought several documents a step closer to being made…Categorized in Court Access -
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Appellate court rules Osama bin Laden death photos can be withheld under FOIA
Photographs and video taken as part of the U.S. military raid that killed Osama bin Laden were properly withheld under…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Reporters question Pentagon's harsher approach to national security leaks
The Pentagon Press Association is awaiting a response to a letter submitted to the Pentagon outlining journalists' concerns over the…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Federal judge denies request to make government report on PATRIOT Act public
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI may keep classified a report to…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Judge denies request for bin Laden death photos and video
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has denied a request to order the U.S. government to publicly release photographs and…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Government argues against release of bin Laden photos
In an attempt to avoid going to trial over the release of Osama bin Laden's death photos and videos, the…Categorized in Freedom of Information