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Reporters Committee and 57 news organizations urge Senate to reconsider impeachment trial press restrictions
The media coalition’s letter argues that the new rules will impair reporters’ ability to cover a historic news story.Categorized in Newsgathering
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RCFP analysis: Court orders FBI to expunge website records under Privacy Act
The order follows a Ninth Circuit ruling that may be significant in light of recent government efforts to monitor journalists.Categorized in Newsgathering
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Stroud v. Butler, et al.
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Court: U.S. District…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access -
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Karem v. Trump, et al.
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 44 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…By Chris YoungCategorized in Newsgathering -
This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: Jan. 12, 2020
Welcome back to our weekly newsletter! In our first issue of 2020, here’s what the staff of the Technology and…Categorized in Policy
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Support Press Freedom this Giving Season
When freedom of the press in the U.S. is under threat, journalists know that they have one place to go…By Jenn Topper -
Reporters Committee announces 2020 Freedom of the Press Award honorees
This year, RCFP will honor Amal Clooney, Julie K. Brown, Jane Mayer, Ted Boutrous and Rising Star Laura Moscoso.Categorized in Announcements
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Court should order New Jersey police to identify officer fired for ‘racially offensive behavior’
Reporters Committee attorneys argue that the state’s public records law ‘explicitly requires’ disclosure of the officer’s name.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information
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California police unions, agencies should pay attorneys’ fees in fight over misconduct records
RCFP attorneys argue that preventing news organizations from recovering attorneys’ fees in successful litigation discourages the pursuit of public records.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information
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Libertarians for Transparent Government v. New Jersey State Police
Reporters Committee attorneys filed an amicus brief in a New Jersey Open Public Records Act case pending before the New…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information