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Reporters Committee: Attack on U.S. Capitol ‘a grave threat to our democracy’
Free press is crucial to democracy, and indeed, one of the pillars that will help keep it standing.Categorized in Announcements
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Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office v. Wereschagin
Case Number: 702 and 980 CD 2020 Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Clients: Mike Wereschagin, The Caucus Principal Brief Filed:…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Melamed v. Philadelphia Police Department
Case Number: 201201744 Court: Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Clients: Samantha Melamed, The Philadelphia Inquirer Notice of Appeal Filed: Dec.…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Microsoft Corp. v. United States
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Date Filed: Dec. 21, 2020 Background: Last year, Microsoft challenged a…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Date Filed: Dec. 21, 2020 Update: On June 21, 2021, U.S. District…Categorized in Newsgathering -
Another reprieve for President Trump’s Section 230 order
It looks like the future of the Section 230 order will be decided by President Biden, not the courts.Categorized in Policy
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Massachusetts Port Authority v. Turo
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Date Filed: Dec. 18, 2020 Update: On April 21, 2021, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed…Categorized in Content restrictions -
First Circuit: Massachusetts can’t ban secret recording of law enforcement in public
RCFP had urged the court to rule the state’s ban on such recording unconstitutional.Categorized in Newsgathering
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In re Attorney General Law Enforcement Directives 2020-5 and 2020-6
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court Date Filed: Dec. 15, 2020 Update: On June 7, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court…Categorized in Freedom of information -
A journalist’s guide to using RCFP’s Legal Hotline
When should journalists contact RCFP's free Legal Hotline? And what should they expect when they do?By Emily GarciaCategorized in Newsgathering
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