Digital Journalist's Legal Guide

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.

Briefs & Comments

Amicus brief in Greenwich v. FOI Commission (Conn.) (PDF)

November 9, 2004

Arguing for public access to geographical information systems (GIS) data, in opposition to overly restrictive town regulations.
Comments on Florida policy on remote public access to court records (PDF)

November 1, 2004

The Reporters Committee filed comments urging a Florida commission to adopt a broad policy of electronic access to court records.
2004 Republican National Convention Media Hotline flyer (PDF)

August 23, 2004

Information on the RCFP's Republican convention hotline, including what reporters should do if they are arrested.
Comments on DHS Proposed Environmental Planning Directive (PDF)

August 16, 2004

The Coalition of Journalists for Open Government, which includes the Reporters Committee, filed comments before the Department of Homeland Security concerning information disclosure restrictions in its environmental planning program.
Amicus brief in Multimedia Holdings v. Florida and Barber (PDF)

August 12, 2004

The Reporters Committee and other media groups argued that a judge's order threatening punishment for publishing information from a grand jury transcript was an unconstitutional prior restraint.
Amicus brief in EPIC v. Department of Justice (PDF)

July 27, 2004

The Reporters Committee filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Cir. to clarify the standard for when government agencies expedite processing of FOIA requests.
Amicus brief in The Associated Press v. District Court (PDF)

July 22, 2004

The Reporters Committee joined a brief petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to override a prior restraint on the media issued by the Colorado Supreme Court.
2004 Democratic National Convention Media Hotline flyer (PDF)

July 20, 2004

Information on the convention hotline, including what to do if reporters are arrested.
Comments on Protection of Sensitive Security Information (PDF)

July 16, 2004

The Coalition of Journalists for Open Government, which includes the Reporters Committee, filed comments before the DOT and TSA arguing for a less restrictive policy on access to "sensitive security information."
Comments on New Jersey attorney grievance rules (PDF)

May 14, 2004

The Reporters Committee urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to rescind a rule that makes all attorney grievances confidential.
Amicus brief in City of Chicago v. BATF (PDF)

April 16, 2004

The Reporters Committee argued for release of BATF gun sales data.
Letter to Justice Scalia over marshal's interference with reporters at speech (PDF)

April 8, 2004

The Reporters Committee urged Justice Scalia to ensure that marshals never again destroy the newsgathering materials of reporters covering his speeches.
Letter to Attorney General, U.S. Marshals over interference with reporters at Scalia speech (PDF)

April 8, 2004

The Reporters Committee objected to the demands made by a deputy U.S. Marshal at a speech by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia that resulted in the destruction of reporters' tape recordings of the speech.
Amicus brief in Frankl v. Goodyear (PDF)

April 5, 2004

The Reporters Committee joined a brief arguing that discovery documents in an important products liability suit should be publicly available.
Amicus brief in Cheney v. U.S. District Court (PDF)

March 11, 2004

Arguing that news media and public access to the vice president's energy task force meetings would not significantly interfere with the Constitutional duties of the President.

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