Trump administration

The new policy replaces the balancing test that required the DOJ to weigh investigative needs against press rights.

The Washington Post and CNN reported last month that their journalists’ communications were also seized by Trump’s DOJ.

The news media guidelines, now under renewed scrutiny, serve as an important federal safeguard for reporter-source confidentiality.

In a complaint filed on behalf of the LGBTQ newspaper, RCFP attorneys argue that the government violated FOIA.

RCFP is arguing for the reversal of a district court decision in a case challenging mass surveillance by NSA.