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February 2025

The Other Side of Leak Investigations: Defending the Press and Reporters

By Eric R. Nitz & Kenneth E. Notter III

The Department of Justice has a variety of statutes at its disposal to investigate and potentially prosecute government employees who leak and the journalists who receive leaked information. Yet with skilled counsel, targets of leak investigations can successfully navigate these investigations by following certain best practices and staying ahead of the likely trends in leak investigations that are coming over the next four years.