Claim 11

The rescission reopened the door to compelling journalists' testimony and records in leak investigations.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The rescission reopened the door to compelling journalists' testimony and records in leak investigations.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Reporters again subject to subpoenas/compelled testimony in leak probes
About: incident 2025-doj-rescinds-media-subpoena-guidelines
Source: DOJ rescinds news media guidelines: analysis archived copy
Publisher: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2025-04-25

Quotation from the source

By their nature, leak investigations chill newsgathering and reporting in the public interest.