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Deeper Dives on Secrecy

  1. The Pentagon Papers

    Daniel Ellsberg, at front, speaks to reporters during his 1973 Espionage Act trial. Anthony Russo, his co-defendant, and Ellsberg’s wife Patricia Marx, stand behind him at right. AP Photo

    Daniel Ellsberg’s leak led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling on press freedom.

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  2. The Classified Catalog

    Screenshot of an NSA cryptolog entry from 1975 on databases

    FPF is tracking reports of the Trump administration’s unforeseen levels of secrecy.

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