The War on Immigrants
How The Intercept Fought to Reveal Key Evidence in Student Deportation Cases
In critical cases involving pro-Palestine speech, The Intercept convinced courts to make the full dockets public.
Shawn Musgrave
Shawn Musgrave is a media law attorney and reporter based in New York, and was previously counsel to The Intercept. Shawn brings considerable experience in government transparency, including the federal Freedom of Information Act, state public records laws, and court access. Prior to joining The Intercept, Shawn worked at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and MuckRock. His reporting has been published in Politico, The Verge, Vice, Reason, and the Boston Globe, among other outlets.
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The War on Immigrants
“No Right Is Safe”: SCOTUS Bars Judges From Reining in Trump
The Supreme Court halted courts from issuing national injunctions, forcing “judges to shrug and turn their backs to intermittent lawlessness.”
The War on Immigrants
Mahmoud Khalil Won His Freedom Despite the Best Efforts of ICE’s Intelligence Unit
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Under GOP Budget Bill, You’d Have to Be Rich to Sue the Trump Administration
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Chilling Dissent
How the FBI Sought a Warrant to Search Instagram of Columbia Student Protesters
New court documents reveal how the feds tried to unmask the Columbia students — and got blocked by federal judges on First Amendment grounds.
The War on Immigrants
The Intercept Sues for Records About Arizona’s Financial Surveillance Dragnet
The Transaction Record Analysis Center database logs millions of wire transfers sent to or from Mexico and U.S. border states.
Prosecutors Quietly Drop Charge Over Leaked Video of D.C. Plane Crash
One former airport employee no longer faces criminal charges, while a second pleaded no contest on Wednesday.
GOP Budget Would Make It Even Harder to Hold Trump Administration in Contempt
One Senate Democrat called it “a slap in the face to the concept of separation of powers.”
Why Does GOP Budget Bill Focus on Punishing People Who Leak Tax Returns?
Targeting tax leakers seems like an odd fit for a budget bill, but on page 1,081 of the Republican draft is a provision doing just that.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Duped a Federal Judge Into Allowing Raid on Columbia Student Dorms
The Intercept helped unseal an affidavit revealing how ICE got a “judicial fig leaf” to search two Columbia students’ dorm rooms.