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Federal judge restores Voice of America’s broadcast operations, orders 1,000 employees back to work
Last year, RCFP urged courts to block the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle VOA and other federally funded international broadcasters.Categorized in First Amendment
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ICE arrest of non-citizen journalist in Tennessee raises serious First Amendment concerns
The arrest and detention of non-citizen reporters can serve as a potent means of suppressing newsgathering and reporting.Categorized in Immigration
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Levine v. Federal Aviation Administration
RCFP attorneys are representing a photojournalist in a challenge to federal restrictions that criminalize drone flights near DHS vehicles.Categorized in Immigration -
Photojournalist challenges FAA’s ban on drone flights near DHS vehicles
RCFP attorneys are representing photojournalist Rob Levine in challenging the unconstitutional no fly zone.Categorized in Immigration
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After RCFP pushback, Colorado town settles First Amendment dispute with local newspaper
The town of Bennett, Colorado, had pulled advertising from The I-70 Scout in retaliation for its reporting.Categorized in First Amendment
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In House testimony, RCFP highlights Trump administration’s threats to press freedom
“Bipartisan efforts are needed to counter these threats,” RCFP Vice President of Policy Gabe Rottman testified.Categorized in Policy
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RCFP statement on arrests of journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort
"It's obviously concerning any time journalists are arrested in connection with their reporting."Categorized in First Amendment
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Unsealed records shed light on Trump administration’s targeting of noncitizen students, faculty for protected speech
RCFP attorneys co-represented The Intercept and The Center for Investigative Reporting in a successful effort to make the records public.Categorized in First Amendment
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Judge orders Tennessee to expand media access to executions
The judge sided with arguments RCFP attorneys made in a lawsuit on behalf of a news media coalition.Categorized in Policing and corrections
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The New York Times v. U.S. Department of Defense
RCFP is urging a federal court to reject the Pentagon’s media access policy.Categorized in Newsgathering