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Shining a light on communities through public information
This post originally appeared on the Association of Health Care Journalists’s “Covering Health” blog here. In honor of Sunshine Week, AHCJ…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Public has a right to access police body camera footage under New York law
On Thursday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a coalition of news media organizations moved to intervene…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Nevada Supreme Court rules order barring news outlets from reporting on public autopsy record is an unconstitutional prior restraint
On Tuesday, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that an order barring the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Associated Press from disseminating…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Washington state lawmakers slam the door on the public and open government
On Friday, the Washington state legislature approved an “emergency” secrecy law exempting itself from Washington’s Public Records Act. David…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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In re Certification of Questions of Law to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
The Reporters Committee filed an amicus brief in support of the ACLU, the ACLU of the Nation's Capital, and the…Categorized in Court access -
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Completely sealed case in North Carolina violates public’s First Amendment right to access court records
The Reporters Committee and a coalition of nine media organizations are asking a North Carolina appeals court to overturn an…Categorized in Court access -
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Public has a First Amendment right to access sentencing records for Connecticut man
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging a Connecticut judge to unseal two court records related to…Categorized in Court access -
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Breazeale et al. v. Victim Services, Inc. et al.
The Reporters Committee filed an amicus brief in support of neither party in Breazeale et al. v. Victim Services, Inc., et…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Doe v. Doe (In re Fayetteville Observer)
The Reporters Committee joined a media coalition amicus brief in support of The Fayetteville Observer's motion to unseal a totally…Categorized in Court access -
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Nevada court’s order barring news outlets from reporting on public autopsy record is an unconstitutional prior restraint
A Nevada court’s ruling that the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Associated Press must destroy and stop reporting on an autopsy…Categorized in Prior restraint