Latest in Secrecy & Leaks
On Sept. 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument in a case concerning the court’s power to release material protected under grand jury secrecy
The time has come to release what may be the last great Watergate document still kept from the public—a document with enormous contemporary relevance.
A federal employee’s background-check materials should not be released under FOIA. But the records of how such an abusive request was processed certainly should be.
At the order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the National Archives and Records Administration has unsealed the 1999 special master's report on possible leaks from the independent counsel's office in the Starr investigation. The report is available here and below.
Contrary to what President Trump might think, he lacks any authority to censor the unclassified communications of former federal employees.
On Monday, the U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York filed a 13-count superseding indictment against Joshua Schulte in connection with the unauthorized disclosure of classified information.
The Trump administration is right to be angry about leaks of truly classified information, but the attorney general should take care not to sow fear and distrust in the national security agencies.
On our new Foreign Policy feed, Helen Klein Murillo examines the delicate balance struck between the government and journalists on leaks in light of Attorney General Jeff Sessions's press conference on leak investigations.
On [email protected], Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey consider Attorney General Jeff Sessions's press conference on prioritizing leak investigations.
At 11 a.m. Friday morning, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein held a press conference on "Leaks of Classified Material Threatening National Security." Video of the press conference is available here and below.