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, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:43 EST Reporters Committee News http://www.rcfp.org/index.html http://www.rcfp.org/_art/rcfpnews.gif ACLU urges Supreme Court to let FOIA ruling stand http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11138 In an effort to salvage a favorable federal appellate court ruling on the Freedom of Information Act, the American Civil Liberties Union urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to refuse the . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:43 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11138 Experts discuss state secrets privilege at forum http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11137 Experts collaborated and debated “the state of the state secrets privilege” at a forum hosted by American University Washington College of Law on . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:49:33 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11137 Fort Bragg officials will restrict media access at Sarah Palin event http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11136 The U.S. Army's decision to limit media access at a Sarah Palin's public book signing scheduled for Monday at Fort Bragg prompted a media outcry yesterday. Fort Bragg officials announced Thursday . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:03 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11136 Judiciary Committee rejects shield bill amendments http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11135 The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted down two proposed amendments to federal shield legislation and indicated that a committee or Senate vote may occur in the near future -- even if Republican . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:49:14 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11135 CIA legally censored ex-operative's memoir, appeals court rules http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11134   The CIA did not violate the First Amendment rights of ex-undercover agent Valerie Plame Wilson when it refused to allow her to publish information about her work with the agency in her . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:50:38 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11134 Washington city refuses to settle suit over e-mail messages http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11111 A Washington city rejected a local open government activist's offer last week to settle a public records suit in which a state appeals court has ordered it to pay what could amount to $110,000 in . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:13:54 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11111 Wisconsin prison hands over grenade video, settles suit http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11110 Wisconsin prison officials have released video footage of a guard detonating a grenade typically used for outdoor crowd control in the cell of an individual prisoner after the Associated Press sued . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:00 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11110 State police want nearly $7 million to fulfill FOIA request http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11109 The Michigan Department of State Police is charging the Mackinac Center for Public Policy nearly $7 million to fulfill its FOIA request for information on how the state has used homeland security . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:19:15 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11109 Report: Two finalists for U.S. attorney spot supported secrecy http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11108 The Broward Bulldog reported last week that two of the three finalists for a U.S. attorney post in southern Florida have been involved in controversies regarding court records -- one for altering a . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:17:09 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11108 Judicial email not public in West Virginia http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11107 Personal e-mail messages on government accounts are not public records, even when they are between a judge and a party to a pending case, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled Nov. 12. In the 4-1 . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:51:14 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11107 New York paper fights website commenter subpoena http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11106 A New York newspaper is engaged in a battle to quash a grand jury subpoena for the identities of some of its website commenters. Orange County District Attorney Frank Phillips last month served The . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:48:15 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11106 Pentagon blocks release of all Bush-era detainee abuse photos http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11105 Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week blocked the further release of any pictures depicting abuse of foreign detainees in American custody, the Associated Press reported. Gates' order . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:48:57 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11105 Seventh circuit keeps police disciplinary records hidden http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11104 Disciplinary records related to citizen complaints against Chicago police officers will not be released to the public in a lawsuit brought by a reporter and local government officials, a federal . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:01 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11104 Police use-of-force reports are public records in New Jersey http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11103 A New Jersey appeals court on Monday ruled that police use-of-force reports -- generated any time a police offer uses force against a citizen -- are public records and cannot be withheld as criminal . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:36:06 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11103 Justice Department issued secret subpoena for news site's traffic http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11102 The Department of Justice earlier this year served and shortly thereafter withdrew a grand jury subpoena that sought information about all visitors to the journalism website Indymedia.us for one day, . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:17:21 EST http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11102