Shawn Musgrave

Shawn Musgrave

Shawn Musgrave is a media law attorney and reporter based in New York. As 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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He had his visa revoked after posting about Charlie Kirk on X

Nota Baloyi is one of several people who had a visa revoked because he spoke ill of Charlie Kirk on…

Google handed over data to ICE about pro-Palestine student activist

Google handed over Gmail account information to ICE before notifying the student or giving him an opportunity to challenge the…

ICE Hunts Down Immigrants by Spying on Their Wire Transfers

Investigators traced the remittances an immigrant was sending from Hawaii to Mexico to figure out his location. They’re now spying…

Under GOP Budget Bill, You’d Have to Be Rich to Sue the Trump Administration

Courts couldn’t issue injunctions or restraining orders against the government unless plaintiffs pay for a security bond.

Trans Women in Federal Custody Face Transfer to Men’s Prisons

Following Trump’s executive order, a trans woman held at a federal prison was told she would be moved to a…