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First Amendment Coalition v. Dep’t of Justice
The First Amendment Coalition sought to recover costs and fees after it received two memoranda from the government in its…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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"Dancing Baby" decision on fair use considerations may help and hurt journalists
The recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Cir.) to require copyright owners to consider "fair uses" of…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Body cameras meant to improve accountability, but D.C. police won't release images, panelists say
Although D.C. police officials said one of the aims of its police body camera program was to increase the police's…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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State ex rel. BuzzFeed v. Cunningham
BuzzFeed has asked the Supreme Court of Missouri to review a trial court judge’s decision to seal the jury list…Categorized in Court access -
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Comments on DHS FOIA Regulations
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press submitted comments regarding the proposed updates to the Department of Homeland Security's…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Davis v. United States
Davis is challenging the constitutionality of a provision of the Stored Communications Act that permits law enforcement to obtain a…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Office of Science and Technology Policy
CEI submitted a FOIA request to the Office of Science and Technology Policy asking for email its director maintained in…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Abdur-Rashid v. New York City Police Dep’t
Abdur-Rashid filed a FOIL request with the New York Police Department after the Associated Press reported that the department was…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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ACLU of Southern California v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
The ACLU of Southern California and the Electronic Frontier Foundation sought Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) data from the City…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Sacramento mayor continues to resist public record requests for emails
Kevin Johnson, the mayor of Sacramento, and the Sacramento City Attorney are now resisting efforts by two separate news organizations…Categorized in Freedom of information