POLITICO by Josh Gerstein October 11, 2017 A federal judge indicated Wednesday that she was taken aback by how little information the government turned over in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records about President Donald Trump’s visitors at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, but she turned aside a request to rule that the […]
Sessions wants a leak investigation rule-change. That could cripple the free press.
Washington Post by Kiran Raj and Paul O’Brien September 13, 2017 Kiran Raj was senior counsel to the deputy attorney general at the Justice Department from 2013 to 2016 and deputy general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security from 2016 to 2017. He is now a partner at O’Melveny & Myers. Paul O’Brien was deputy assistant attorney […]
Sessions: DOJ reviewing policies on media subpoenas
POLITICO by Madeline Conway August 4, 2017 The Justice Department is considering making changes to its policies on subpoenaing news organizations as part of its crackdown on government leaks, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday. At a news conference, Sessions said the Justice Department is cracking down on leaks coming out of the government. The […]
