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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 Content restrictions -
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Reporters Committee position that governance is not speech prevails at high court
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that requiring elected officials to recuse themselves from governance votes on issues where they…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Reporters Committee applauds Supreme Court ruling that even repugnant speech must be protected
Noting that even the most repugnant speech must be afforded the same protection as any other statement, the Reporters Committee…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Legislative voting is governance, not speech, Reporters Committee tells Supreme Court
For Immediate Release: March 1, 2011 Washington, D.C. — Joined by 14 news organizations and the Student Press Law Center,…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Media groups file Supreme Court brief in video game case
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a friend of the court brief today urging the U.S. Supreme…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Media groups files brief in military funeral protesters case
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 21 media organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief this week asking the…Categorized in First Amendment -
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Reporters Committee urges upholding open meetings law
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today urged the entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the…Categorized in First Amendment -
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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 First Amendment -
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Reporters Committee asks judge to reconsider contempt charges
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press urged Utah Judge James L. Shumate to reconsider an order that would…Categorized in First Amendment