FBI settles legal challenge over Covenant shooter's manifesto
- The FBI settled a lawsuit with The Tennessee Star to release the manifesto of Audrey Hale, who was responsible for the March 2023 shooting at Covenant School in Nashville.
- The FBI agreed to pay $86,000 in legal fees and released 120 pages of Hale's writings as part of the settlement.
- Dan Lennington from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty described the outcome as a win for government transparency and accountability in journalism.
- Michael Patrick Leahy criticized the Biden administration for its earlier refusal to release the manifesto, highlighting concerns about government transparency.
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FBI Settles Challenge Over Covenant Shooter’s Manifesto
Image Credit: FBI The Center Square [By Kim Jarrett] – The FBI has settled litigation with a Tennessee newspaper over its previous refusal to release the manifesto written by the perpetrator of the March 2023 shooting at Covenant School. The Tennessee Star and others sued the FBI for the release of Audrey Elizabeth Hale’s manifesto after the agency denied it during the Biden administration. Hale, a female who identified as a male, killed three c…
FBI Backs Down in Covenant School Shooter Case - American Faith
The FBI has agreed to settle litigation with The Tennessee Star and other plaintiffs demanding the release of the manifesto written by Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the individual responsible for the March 2023 Covenant School shooting in Nashville. The shooter, a female who identified as male, killed six people—three children and three staff members—before being fatally shot by police. The agency had previously denied public access to the manifesto du…

FBI settles legal challenge over Covenant shooter's manifesto
(The Center Square) – The FBI has settled litigation with a Tennessee newspaper over its previous refusal to release the manifesto written by the perpetrator of the March 2023 shooting at Covenant School.
Tennessee Star Settles Lawsuit with FBI Following Release of Covenant School Killer Manifesto Pages - Tennessee Star
The Tennessee Star on Wednesday settled its lawsuit against the FBI over the manifesto written by Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a biological woman who identified as a transgender man when she killed six during her attack at the Christian school in Nashville on March 27, 2023.
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