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Wikileaks didn’t just happen. It exists because journalists have lost control over their information.

[…] the Times' articles, which inevitably invite comparison to the "Pentagon Papers" of an earlier generation and an earlier war, were supplied to the Times not by a government source, but by wikileaks.org, a shadowy and stateless website specializing in publishing sensitive records leaked anonymously from the files of governments and corporations. Why wikileaks? If […]
- Press Freedom
July 29, 2010
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Victory: California Appeal Court Orders Records Unsealed
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 15, 2020
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Unsealed: Newly released warrant reveals flimsy basis for L.A. sheriff targeting press, protesters

[…] make disclosures to the judge to ensure press rights were protected. In addition to California’s strong shield law protections, the U.S. Privacy Protection Act limits when the government can pilfer through protected newsgathering materials. (Unzueta brought a civil rights lawsuit over the ordeal and received a $90,000 settlement.) The investigator’s statement of probable cause […]
- Press Freedom
June 7, 2023
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Unanimous Supreme Court OKs duplicative FOIA suit
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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The SEC should go forward with a rule requiring corporations to publicly disclose their campaign contributions.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
May 14, 2013
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Supremes pass on NYT reporter Risen’s appeal of ruling requiring him to ID sources. This is a good thing.

[…] Justice Department has tightened its internal policies to curb future abuses, the Department took a hard line in its Supreme Court brief in the Risen case. The government, opposing Risen’s request for review, argued against the Court’s recognition of protection for journalists’ sources (even while the Justice Department has supported the Shield Law bill). […]
- Free Expression
June 17, 2014
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Statement on Judge’s Ruling in Public Access Case Against Kern County Superior Court
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 2, 2020
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Should news outlets, social media & internet services curb public access to ISIS?

[…] is fair to say, unreceptive to the rational back-and-forth of public debate on the merits of Islamist extremism. I do not mean to suggest that the federal government should take steps to unplug ISIS videos on the internet, even if it could do so (which is doubtful). That would blow too big a hole […]
- Free Expression
February 24, 2015
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Settlement in Database Access Suit Announced

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- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 17, 2009
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Regulators analyzing MediaNews’ acquisition…

[…] with the Justice Department or Federal Trade Commission in such "pre-merger reviews" are traditionally confidential, let’s hope that McClatchy, MediaNews and Hearst, which are all in the business of making information public, will elect to tell their readers what they are telling government regulators. Peter Scheer, a lawyer and journalist, is Executive Director of CFAC.

June 2, 2009