UK High Court: Extradition Removes CIA's 'Rationale' For Assassinating Assange The British High Court of Justice refused to consider “fresh evidence” involving the CIA's alleged plans to kidnap or kill WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Assange Extradition Delayed: UK High Court Asks US To Offer 'Assurances' Or Face Limited Appeal While granting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a limited appeal against extradition, the US government was encouraged by the UK High Court to submit "assurances" that could prevent further proceedings.
FBI Whistleblower Responds To US Supreme Court Decision Allowing No-Fly List Lawsuit Support independent journalism on whistleblowing, government secrecy, and press freedom. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. In a unanimous decision on March 19, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a Muslim American, who was put on the no-fly list after he refused to become an FBI informant, may pursue
Unauthorized Disclosure: Subscriber Show For March 15 Thanks for supporting the "Unauthorized Disclosure" weekly podcast. Here's an exclusive edition of the show from host Kevin Gosztola, where he discusses the Boeing whistleblower who was found and considers whether Boeing has reached the point where it is assassinating whistleblowers now (or not). Kevin highlights
DOJ Spends Around $40 Million Every Year To Help Agencies Hide Records The Dissenter reviewed FOIA litigation from the past fiscal year and focused on glaring instances where the Justice Department fought disclosure of information in the public interest.
Freedom Of Information: US Government Secrecy As Bad As It Was Under Trump When it comes to the Freedom of Information Act, government secrecy under President Biden is just as bad or slightly worse than it was under President Trump.