# The James Risen case and Eric Holder's tarnished press freedom legacy

Freedom of the Press Foundation, 2014-10-17

- Address: https://freedom.press/issues/the-james-risen-case-and-eric-holders-tarnished-press-freedom-legacy/
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- Last checked: 2026-09-23
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## Cited by

- [United States pursues New York Times reporter James Risen's testimony for years before dropping its demand for his source](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2014-us-james-risen-subpoena-jeffrey-sterling)
- [Claim 231: Holder pointed to the Risen case as an example of how the department could proceed under new leak-investigation policies.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/231)

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