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Needed: A Whistleblower Protection Paradigm Shift

What should be done to provide truly meaningful and effective protections for government employees or contractors seeking to expose wrongdoing in the Intelligence Community?
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Good Governance Paper No. 4: Oversight of the Intelligence Community

Fourth essay in a series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, and the rule of law.
A demonstrator protests outside of the Old Bailey court in central London on September 14, 2020, where the extradition hearing against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's has resumed. A billboard on a truck reads, "Don't extradite Assange. Journalism is not a crime." The demonstrator wears a Guy Fawkes mask and holds a sign reading, "Stop this political trial."

It’s Assange in the Dock, But It’s National Security Journalism on Trial

The Justice Department’s indictment of Assange under the Espionage Act was intended to deter journalism that is vital to American democracy.
Trump and Chad Wolf speak to members of border control on August 18, 2020. Neither wear face masks.

Whistleblower: DHS Suppressed Reports on Central America and Inflated Risk of Terrorist Border-Crossers

Brian Murphy’s Whistleblower complaint confirms: White House officials and political appointees in federal agencies hid carefully investigated and proven facts and substituted…
Trump and Barr

Politically Motivated Prosecutions Part II: Refuse, Report, Resign

In Part II of this series, Kristy Parker and Erica Newland explain how DOJ's career prosecutors should respond when they become aware of, or are asked to participate in, politically…
Trump and Barr speak without face masks East Room of the White House on July 22, 2020.

Politically-Motivated Prosecutions Part I: Legal Obligations and Ethical Duties of Prosecutors

AG Barr is poised to weaponize criminal prosecutions. In part one of a two-part series, former DOJ attorneys Kristy Parker and Erica Newland explain how politically motivated prosecutions…
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing on the enforcement of antitrust laws in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill October 03, 2018 in Washington, DC.

What’s Missing in Current and Former Officials’ Responses to DOJ Antitrust Whistleblower

"Delrahim, in particular, should be asked by Congress and reporters about this apparent omission in the letter he submitted to the House Judiciary Committee."
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 03, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Regarding Those Marijuana Mergers: A Response to Accusers Who Question the DOJ

From 2017 to 2019 I had the distinct pleasure of serving as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice under the leadership of…
Aaron Zelinsky, John Elias, Dr. Rick Bright, Capt. Brett E. Crozier, Mary Elizabeth Taylor, Elaine McCusker, Bill Taylor, George Kent, David Holmes, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Laura Cooper, Jennifer Wiliams

Patriotism and Justice on an Unusual Independence Day

Former Acting Attorney General, who served in George HW Bush and Clinton administrations and as an advisor to several Presidents, calls for officials to resist unethical directives,…
John Elias, a career official in the Justice Department's antitrust division, is sworn in before the House Judiciary committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Justice: Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial Independence", on Capitol Hill on June 24, 2020 in Washington DC.

11 Top Antitrust Experts Alarmed by Whistleblower Complaint Against A.G. Barr—and Office of Professional Responsibility’s Opinion

"I was surprised to find every one of the 11 experts was alarmed by the allegations and several were highly critical of the Office of Professional Responsibility's handling of…
A memorial for Dr. Li Wenliang, who was the whistleblower of the Coronavirus, Covid-19, that originated in Wuhan, China and caused the doctors death in that city, is pictured outside the UCLA campus in Westwood, California, on February 15, 2020.

One Doctor’s Place in China’s Battle for the COVID-19 Narrative

The Chinese Communist Party’s evolving effort to re-brand Dr. Li as a loyal soldier in their fight against COVID-19 captures the dramatic, unsettled state of the Chinese Communist…
Copies of the New York Times sit for sale in a rack July 23, 2008 in New York City.

The Espionage Act Reform Bill Addresses Key Press Concerns

On March 5, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced sorely needed legislation to reform the Espionage Act.
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