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Booking Photos and Public Disclosure

The debate surrounding the public disclosure of booking photos, including arguments of privacy and due process, and the role of the First Amendment in protecting the publication of truthful information.

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Jan 17, 2026

What public FOIA repositories and archives have released Jeffrey Epstein–related documents and how to search them?

Multiple U.S. government FOIA repositories and some independent archives have released Jeffrey Epstein–related records: chief among them are the FBI’s Vault, the Department of Justice’s centralized “E...

Jan 8, 2026

What legal arguments have defendants invoked to avoid booking photographs or public processing, and how have courts ruled?

Defendants seeking to avoid booking photographs and public processing have advanced a mix of constitutional and statutory arguments — most prominently privacy and due‑process claims, First Amendment c...