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Reporters Committee condemns video depicting violence against news media
Executive Director Bruce Brown’s statement on an animated video depicting President Trump physically attacking members of the news media.Categorized in First Amendment -
PEN America properly alleged injury in lawsuit against the president
Free expression nonprofit meets legal requirement to show injury necessary to bring lawsuit against the presidentCategorized in First Amendment
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New website tracks press freedom violations in United States
Today, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press joins more than 20 press freedom organizations announcing the launch of…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Reporters Committee to track interference with news media on the presidential campaign trail
In response to the disturbing number of clashes and threats of violence against the news media during the presidential primaries,…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Prosecutors drop bulk of charges against Barrett Brown over posting of hyperlink to hacked data
Federal prosecutors in Texas have moved to drop 11 of 12 fraud charges against Barrett Brown, an Internet activist and…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Supreme Court rules against protester, avoids First Amendment claim
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday unanimously declined to address the First Amendment claims of a protester who was banned from…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Missouri city’s funeral protest ordinance unconstitutional
Less than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment protects a fringe church’s angry, anti-gay…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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FEMA Must Reimburse $105,000 in Legal Fees in Records Dispute
· Story link The Federal Emergency Management Agency will have to reimburse several Florida newspapers $105,000 in legal fees for…Categorized in First Amendment -
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First Circuit asked to recognize journalists’ First Amendment rights in newsgathering
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston (1st Cir.) to…Categorized in Newsgathering