Everything online journalists need to protect their legal rights. This free resource culls from all Reporters Committee resources and includes exclusive content on digital media law issues.
Digital Journalist's Legal Guide
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As defined by the U.S. Supreme Court, for purposes of the federal Freedom of Information Act, an "agency record" is a document or other form of record created or obtained by an agency, and that is under the agency's control at the time of the request.
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Secret Service
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RCFP, along with eleven other organizations, signed on to an amicus brief in a case before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia urging the court to find that U.S. Secret Service White House complex visitor logs are "agency records" under the federal Freedom of Information Act and that the Secret Service is required to process a request for such records in compliance with FOIA.