Reporters Committee News http://www.rcfp.org/index.html News and developments concerning the First Amendment and Freedom of Information rights of journalists and the public, presented by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:40:20 EDT Reporters Committee News http://www.rcfp.org/index.html http://www.rcfp.org/_art/rcfpnews.gif CJR sues to disclose N.Y. governor's office's e-mail messages http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11524 The Columbia Journalism Review today filed suit to compel New York state to release several weeks’ worth of e-mail messages among Gov. David Paterson’s former director of communications, Peter . . . Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:40:20 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11524 Federal appeals court won't reconsider bailout records case http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11523 A federal appellate court has declined the Federal Reserve's request to reconsider its decision ordering the release of records reflecting bank loans extended by the Fed during the . . . Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:25:56 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11523 L.A. times can publish pictures taken in court, court rules http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11522 The California Court of Appeal threw out a lower court's order prohibiting the Los Angeles Times from publishing photographs of a defendant on trial for murder last . . . Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:35:54 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11522 Judge quashes subpoena for journalism professor's notes http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11521 A federal judge in Seattle yesterday granted a journalism professor’s motion to quash a subpoena from lawyers representing Chicago police officers in a civil rights case. Judge . . . Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:09:31 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11521 Defendants drop subpoena for video in civil rights case http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11520 Two government defendants in a civil rights lawsuit yesterday dropped a subpoena for unedited video footage of a reporter’s interview with the plaintiff in the case. Early in July . . . Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:00:48 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11520 New York appeals court expands scope of records exemption http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11519 A New York appellate court in Albany on Thursday ruled that the "deliberative process" exemption to the state's freedom of information law ("FOIL") . . . Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:49:33 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11519 Pennsylvania school district violated open meetings law http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11517 A Pennsylvania school district violated the state’s open meetings law last year when it held a meeting with local business owners to discuss litigation behind closed doors, a state . . . Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:50:52 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11517 Nebraska high court finds no violation of open meetings law http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11516 The Nebraska Supreme Court last Friday unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that city officials did not violate state open meetings laws in connection with a local land annexation . . . Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:49:05 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11516 Obama signs federal 'libel tourism' bill http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11515 President Barack Obama today signed into law bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting authors and journalists from libel lawsuits filed abroad. Just a few weeks after the Senate Judiciary . . . Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:41:49 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11515 Appeals court tells Calif. judge to rescind prior restraint http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11514 A California state appellate court has ordered a judge to rescind her order banning a newspaper from publishing photographs taken of a murder defendant, unless she can demonstrate a compelling . . . Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:04:09 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11514 Military judge seals Guantanamo Bay plea agreement http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11513 A United States military judge has sealed the plea agreement in the first conviction at Guantanamo Bay under the Obama administration. Judge and Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Nancy J. Paul . . . Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:01:37 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11513 Federal judge drops Texas cities from open meetings suit http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11512 A federal judge ruled last week that a group of Texas cities cannot take part in a legal effort to overturn the state's open meetings law because cities have no guarantee of free speech . . . Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:11:59 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11512 Leaked war documents spark federal shield law revisions http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11511 Legislators are amending the federal shield bill, which was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee in December 2009 but not yet brought up on the floor of the Senate, to expressly exclude . . . Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:20:32 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11511 Debate continues over scope of SEC FOIA exemption http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11507 The scope of three federal Freedom of Information Act exemptions contained within a section of recently passed financial reform legislation is continuing to provoke debate among the Securities and . . . Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:31:24 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11507 Restraining order withdrawn at POM's request http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11506 The Washington, D.C., judge who last week issued a prior restraint against The National Law Journal today withdrew that restraining order at the request of juice maker POM Wonderful, which had . . . Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:08:37 EDT http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11506