FBI Snitches, Blackmail, and Obscene Ethics at the Supreme Court reveals how secret surveillance, confidential leaks, institutional loyalty, and political pressure entangled the FBI and the Supreme Court, and how one lawyer’s persistence uncovered buried evidence. What inspired you to write this book?

My belief that the FBI directed a counterintelligence program against the liberal Earl Warren Court as it had done against other perceived enemies such as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and progressive political figures. 

How did you decide what ethical boundaries to observe when discussing sexual allegations gathered through invasive FBI surveillance?

I didn’t reveal the surname of the teen with which Justice Abe Fortas allegedly had a sexual relationship.

What do the Fred Black records reveal about the vulnerability of Supreme Court deliberations to executive-branch influence?

The private deliberations of the Supreme Court are only as secure when the justices live up to their ethical obligations. 

After decades of FOIA litigation, what reforms would make it harder for agencies to conceal records through inadequate searches or denials?

The federal courts must enforce the FOIA sanctions when in cases such as mine the FBI misled the court about the documents it held in secret. 

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