“Power Wars” publishes three weeks from today. Unlike with my first book, “Takeover,” Hachette/Little Brown is keeping it under wraps and has printed up no galleys to distribute in advance. So that means those who pre-order “Power Wars” will be among its earliest readers. Here is a preview of what you’ll find in it:
Author: Charlie Savage
Tracking my FOIA lawsuits
My bureau chief asked me to compile an overview of the many Freedom of Information Act lawsuits I am waging with the New York Times, which was a useful exercise for me, too, to keep track of it all. It’s a lot! I decided to put it up here too, and will update it as […]
We’re asking a court to force the government to disclose more of its surveillance-related inspector general reports for public scrutiny
“Under FOIA, courts are not rendered mere bystanders whenever the executive branch declares something classified.” — NYT motion Today, the New York Times filed a memorandum of law in support of its motion for summary judgment in another one of my Freedom of Information Act lawsuits. This case involves a series of inspector general reports about government […]
A partial victory (for now) in my FOIA lawsuit about the Justice Department’s investigation into the CIA black-site program
Today, Federal District Court Judge J. Paul Oetkin issued an important ruling in one of the Freedom of Information Act lawsuits I am fighting with the New York Times. It was a partial victory and a partial defeat. I have posted his memorandum opinion and order below. The lawsuit concerns my FOIA request for documents related […]