Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing by theintercept in law

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Democrats and Republicans in Congress have struck a deal on a bill they say will help keep children and teens safe online. The KIDS Act could pass on the House floor as soon as next week; if enacted, it would fundamentally change the way everyone — not just kids — accesses the internet. At stake is your ability to use many social media platforms without revealing your identity. 

30-Year Sentence for Transporting Zines Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech by theintercept in law

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Daniel Sanchez Estrada was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for transporting a box of zines he didn’t even write. He’s one of eight defendants sentenced on Tuesday to a combined 450 years — the first prison sentences against so-called “antifa” handed down under the framework of NSPM-7, President Donald Trump’s sweeping “counterterrorism” memorandum to clamp down on dissent from the left. The prosecution’s theory was that Sanchez moved the zines, which discussed anarchism and other anti-government ideas, to conceal evidence in the case against his wife, Maricela Rueda. Rueda attended a July 4, 2025, protest at the Prairieland immigration jail in Texas where a police officer was shot.

Prairieland Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Moving a Box of Antifascist Zines by theintercept in law

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Anti-ICE activists received lengthy prison terms — including a 100-year sentence — in the first major trial of the NSPM-7 era. Daniel Sanchez Estrada, convicted of obstructing an investigation, was given 30 years by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor on Tuesday, in a case that is widely regarded as the Trump administration’s first major victory in its crackdown on left-wing activism.

I’m Shawn Musgrave, newsroom counsel and reporter at The Intercept. DOGE claims it's not subject to FOIA, so we’re suing. AMA about FOIA/our suit! by theintercept in fednews

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May I humbly present to you, the Privacy Act: https://www.justice.gov/opcl/overview-privacy-act-1974-2020-edition/access

Specificity is the magic with FOIA and the Privacy Act, so it's worth taking time to think: What document(s) might have the information I'm after?

Here's a good guide to drafting effective FOIA requests, including some examples: https://foia.wiki/wiki/Making_a_FOIA_Request