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DC Circuit reverses district court ruling on unsealing electronic surveillance records
RCFP, BuzzFeed’s Jason Leopold have been fighting for years for greater public access to electronic surveillance court records.Categorized in Court access
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FBI failed to follow Justice Department’s news media guidelines when agents questioned San Francisco freelancer
It is ‘deeply troubling’ that FBI agents who questioned Bryan Carmody did not abide by rules intended to protect journalists.Categorized in Freedom of information
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RCFP asks New York court to provide remote access to hearings concerning book by president’s niece
Update: A public information officer for the New York State Unified Court system informed the Reporters Committee on July 7 that…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access -
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Courthouse News Service v. Schaefer
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 28 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access -
This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: July 5, 2020
Here’s what the staff of the Technology and Press Freedom Project at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…Categorized in Policy
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Subpoena served to five Seattle news organizations
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Court: Superior Court of the State of Washington,…By Chris YoungCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
Reporters Committee urges court to reject request to block book by President Trump’s niece
It's the second time in two weeks that RCFP has fought an effort to block a book about President Trump.Categorized in Politics and elections
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Cato Institute v. SEC
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 14 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…By Chris YoungCategorized in Newsgathering -
Seattle police should not be able to subpoena journalistic work product, RCFP brief argues
RCFP’s brief opposes a subpoena that would force Seattle news outlets to turn over video, photographs of a protest.Categorized in Policing and corrections
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Reporters Committee submits letter for hearing on Park Police attack on Australian journalists
On June 29, the Reporters Committee expressed grave concern with U.S. Park Police officers’ recent attack on an Australian news…By Chris YoungCategorized in First Amendment