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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 Newsgathering -
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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 -
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Judge Won’t Bar Media from Hearing in Terrorism Case
· Story link A federal judge in Atlanta said the news media have a First Amendment right to attend hearings…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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New Book on Government Secrecy from Geoffrey Stone
· Story link “Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark” is a new book by Geoffrey Stone,…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Former Justice Official: Parts of Surveillance Program Illegal
· Story link The former head of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel told the Senate Judiciary Committee that…Categorized in First Amendment