Timeline: Leak Investigations That Have Ensnared Journalists
The government has been aggressively pursuing those who disclose secrets, and the reporters they talk to, for a decade. Continue reading…
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Holder: DOJ Not Trying to Chill Journalists’ Sources
In congressional testimony today, the Attorney General said the Justice Department wasn’t trying to chill journalists’ sources when it subpoenaed the phone records of several Associated Press journalists. Continue reading…
Read the rest of this entry »Journalists Ordered to Reveal Sources Face Possible Jail Time, Financial Ruin
As bad as things are for AP journalists, they could be worse. Continue reading…
Read the rest of this entry »Government Probe Could Expose Journalists’ Other Confidential Sources
Legal experts say federal investigators can follow any new leads they find in reporters’ phone logs, giving authorities a rare window into the source network of some of the country’s top investigative journalists. Continue reading…
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The extraordinary records seizure shows leaks investigations are getting more aggressive. Continue reading…
Read the rest of this entry »“We’re out for scalps.” Obama’s hunt for leakers.
Why is the government pressing so hard to find leaks of classified information? Because it can. More here.
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