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Apr 26, 2025 Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinded Justice Department protections that had limited subpoenas of journalists Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The policy change increased the state’s power to compel reporters and threatened source confidentiality essential to watchdog journalism.
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- DOJ Rescinds Policy Protecting Journalists from Subpoenas — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the rescission of policies that previously protected journalists from being compelled to reveal sources in leak investigations.
- Bondi revokes journalists' free-speech protections — Attorney General Pam Bondi has reversed a recent Department of Justice policy by allowing authorities to compel journalists to reveal confidential sources in leak investigations.
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Week 15 – 2025-04-26–2025-05-02
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