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PEN America properly alleged injury in lawsuit against the president
Free expression nonprofit meets legal requirement to show injury necessary to bring lawsuit against the presidentCategorized in First Amendment
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City of Los Angeles v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
The Reporters Committee and 15 media organizations filed an amicus brief in the California Court of Appeal in City of…Categorized in Freedom of information -
Reporters Committee sues State Department for ‘faith-based’ media briefing records
The State Department refused to produce records regarding a faith-based media press briefing.By Simren VermaCategorized in Newsgathering
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Reporters Committee, 38 media organizations argue for revisions to EPA’s proposed FOIA policy
The Environmental Protection Agency should allow comments & revisions to its updated FOIA policy, RCFP argues.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Massachusetts bodycam, dashcam footage should be publicly accessible
Statement: RCFP opposes Massachusetts bill exempting bodycam and dashcam footage from disclosure.Categorized in Freedom of information
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RCFP, coalitions oppose CIA’s effort to undermine press freedom, government oversight
The CIA is pushing a provision to the Intelligence Authorization Act that would threaten press freedom.Categorized in National security
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Iowa ‘ag-gag’ statute violates First Amendment
The statute threatens to chill reporter-source relationships, Reporters Committee attorneys argue.By Simren VermaCategorized in Newsgathering
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RCFP & News Media Coalition comments on proposed revisions to EPA FOIA regulations
The Reporters Committee and a coalition of 38 news media organizations submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Reynolds
Update: On Aug. 10, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a portion of the district…Categorized in Newsgathering -
Northern Ireland leak case underscores cross-border threat to press rights
Weak protections for journalists in one country can increasingly creep across borders and risk silencing journalism.Categorized in Newsgathering
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