![]() Press Freedom Tracker counts at least 106 journalists who have been subpoenaed or had their records seized since 2017, and each instance raises serious First Amendment concerns. ![]() Subpoenas seeking information from the media are not uncommon: the U.S. Information with way less apparent importance than national security. Law enforcement have used similar methods to investigate leaks of For there have been numerous instances where local The like, which isn’t like the local news coverage they do. Issue involving high-stakes reporting on national security matters and With concern, for those beyond the Beltway it likely seems a faraway Washington who are concerned about press freedom may view these events The disclosures led President Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland to pledge that the federal government would no longer do this, even though both the Trump and Obama administrations also used this technique.īut while reporters, editors and publishers both inside and outside of It also obtained gag orders barring editors and lawyersĪt the reporters’ news organizations and the communications providersįrom informing the reporters that their information was being pursued. The Justice Department sought the information directly fromĬommunication providers in order to identify the sources of various ![]() ![]() Sent shock waves through media and political circles in Washington, D.C. Information on reporters’ e-mail, phone and other communications has ![]()
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