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Reporters Committee supports coalition’s effort to unseal Facebook Messenger encryption case documents
The Washington Post, ACLU, EFF & others should get court documents in a case between DOJ & Facebook, RCFP argues.Categorized in Court access
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Washington Post v. Department of Justice & ACLU et al. v. Department of Justice
Update: On July 22, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of the motions to…Categorized in Court access -
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United States v. Schulte
The Reporters Committee and 27 Media Organization filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit in United States v. Schulte.…Categorized in Court access -
Scripps, Reporters Committee partner to advance enterprise journalism, open records
The E.W. Scripps Legal Fellow for Press Freedom will bring media-law resources to journalists across the country.Categorized in Announcements
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Alaska police should release disciplinary files, coalition argues
Brief affirms police officers’ disciplinary files should be available for public accountability.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Redacted briefs before Supreme Court violate First Amendment
Public should have access to expert testimony on controversial lethal injection drug, NPR and Reporters Committee argue.Categorized in Court access
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State Police must release ‘Unite the Right’ rally documents, court rules
Journalists represented by RCFP attorneys will receive public safety plan after drawn-out FOIA battle.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Colorado becomes 31st jurisdiction with anti-SLAPP protections
Colorado Governor Jared Polis Signs anti-SLAPP bill, protecting journalists from retaliatory lawsuits, into law.Categorized in Libel and privacy
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Basey v. Alaska
Update: On April 24, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that state trooper disciplinary records are confidential as a matter of law, based…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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National Lawyers Guild v. City of Hayward
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a coalition of 33 media organizations Court:…Categorized in Freedom of information