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Reporters Committee elects Pierre Thomas of ABC News as chair
Pierre Thomas, senior justice correspondent for ABC News, was elected Tuesday as chair of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of…Categorized in Announcements -
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Saundra Torry
Saundra Torry retired in January from USA TODAY's editorial board, where she'd been writing for nearly 20 years. Torry was… -
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10th Circuit reverses dismissal of 'Dateline' defamation case
Last week the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that while NBCUniversal reporters did not violate anyone’s Fourth Amendment rights…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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John Seigenthaler, friend of the Reporters Committee and the First Amendment, remembered
John Seigenthaler, former editor and later publisher of The Tennessean in Nashville and founder of the Newseum Institute’s First Amendment…Categorized in Announcements -
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Reporters Committee argues against "blaming the messenger" in dismissed surveillance case
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press yesterday filed an amicus brief critical of a federal court’s decision to…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Hassan v. The City of New York
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a civil rights case, finding that the Muslim plaintiffs…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Supreme Court requires police to obtain warrants before searching cell phones
The Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in favor of digital privacy Wednesday that says police generally need a…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Senators introduce bipartisan FOIA amendment
Two senators crossed party lines in support of legislation that would strengthen the current Freedom of Information Act and diminish…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Federal court declines to unseal records on investigation into Wisconsin Republican campaign finances
A district court in Wisconsin denied a motion to unseal documents last week in a lawsuit attempting to end an…Categorized in Court access -
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SCOTUSblog denied Senate press credentials because of ties to law firm
The U.S. Senate Press Gallery denied the popular Supreme Court website SCOTUSblog Senate press credentials today, finding that the site…Categorized in Newsgathering