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Press association urges president to acknowledge openness, accountability at summit
The Reporters Committee has forwarded a letter of Inter American Press Association president Gustavo Mohme to Secretary of State John…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Reporters Committee and media coalition move to unseal prosecutions of Colombian paramilitary leaders
A coalition of media organizations and journalists led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has filed petitions…Categorized in Court access -
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Reporters Committee seeks review of denied FOIA request for D.C. police body camera video
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has submitted an administrative appeal to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser urging her…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Keylogging in the newsroom
In late February, a reporter for the German daily newspaper Die Tageszeitung (Taz) was suspected of installing a device that…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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ACLU v. Superior Court
The ACLU of Southern California and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are suing the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, city…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Pasadena Police Officers Ass’n v. L.A. Cnty. Superior Court
In October 2014, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ordered the Pasadena Police Officers Association (PPOA) to release a…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Prior restraint -
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In re WP Company LLC (U.S. v. McDonnell)
The Washington Post sought access to completed jury questionnaires in the criminal trial of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Court access -
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Milner v. Department of Defense
Plaintiff Milner sought info from the Department of Defense under FOIA for records relating to the construction of an explosives…ByCategorized in Freedom of information -
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The Tennessean et al. v. Metropolitan Govt of Nashville
Members of news media made records requests to the Nashville police department for records regarding an alleged rape on the…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Letter to Texas Attorney General on Disclosure of Use of Force Policies
In response to a request under the Texas Public Information Act for use-of-force policies, the City of Victoria, Texas, asked…ByCategorized in Freedom of information