DOD contractor charged with leaking classified documents to reporter Leak Case Date of incident January 22, 2026 Location Baltimore, Maryland #Department of Justice
South Carolina court clerk pleads guilty to sharing sealed photos with press Leak Case Date of incident May 14, 2025 Location Walterboro, South Carolina
California court clerk charged with providing search warrant to reporter Leak Case Updated on June 23, 2025 Date of incident November 13, 2024 Location Stockton, California
IRS consultant charged with leaking tax returns to two news outlets Leak Case Updated on January 29, 2024 Date of incident September 29, 2023 Location Washington, District of Columbia #Department of Justice
Police officer charged with leaking information to Florida newspaper Leak Case Date of incident December 6, 2019 Location Sunrise, Florida
Counterterrorism analyst charged with leaking classified documents to two reporters Leak Case Updated on June 18, 2020 Date of incident October 9, 2019 Location Alexandria, Virginia #Department of Justice #Espionage Act
Former intelligence analyst charged with leaking classified documents to reporter Leak Case Updated on July 27, 2021 Date of incident May 9, 2019 Location Alexandria, Virginia #Department of Justice #Espionage Act
IRS employee charged with leaking suspicious financial transactions to prominent lawyer and the media Leak Case Updated on January 17, 2020 Date of incident February 4, 2019 Location San Francisco, California #Department of Justice
Trump, allies pursue multipronged campaign against the press Published January 16, 2026 Written by Stephanie Sugars
Protecting journalism, without federal police reforms People take part in a candlelight vigil on the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Earlier that week, the Department of Justice announced it was dropping federal oversight programs for police reform in the state. Published May 30, 2025 Written by Kirstin McCudden
In 100 days, a laundry list of attacks on the media From limiting media access to investigating journalists, the Trump administration’s first 100 days have targeted the media on multiple fronts Published April 30, 2025 Written by Kirstin McCudden