State Department changes how some records requests are filed
Revised State Department rules took effect Oct. 21, changing request procedures and setting online-only channels for electronic requests handled by two directorates.
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Judge vacates DOJ policy for obtaining state voter rolls
A federal judge set aside the Justice Department’s policy for seeking state voter-registration lists, finding it unauthorized under cited election laws and unlawful under three other federal statutes.
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Supreme Court declines to pause source-disclosure contempt fines for Herridge
July 2, 2026: The Supreme Court denied a stay in Catherine Herridge’s reporter-source contempt fight, keeping the enforcement timeline moving.