US · guidance
Justice Manual § 1-18.400
Civil Settlement Press Releases
It is Departmental policy that whether a press release will be issued, the content of a release, and the timing of a release should not be negotiated. Other parties to litigation should not be permitted to review a press release before it is issued.
History
[new April 2018]
Provenance
- Source
- justice.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- jm-2026-09-20
- Content hash
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