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Elonis v. United States
The case interprets 18 U.S.C. 875(c), which prohibits interstate transmission of a threatening communication. Mr. Elonis posted on his Facebook…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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iFOIA Tutorials
Since it launched in 2013, iFOIA has been used by journalists and others to electronically file and track state and… -
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Resources for journalists covering events in Ferguson, Mo.
AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes Getty Images photographer Scott Olson is arrested in Ferguson in August 2014. Update: Journalists…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Media coalition protests police treatment of reporters during Ferguson events
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press led a coalition of 48 national media organizations that sent a protest…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Media coalition protest letter regarding police detention of journalists in Ferguson, Missouri, and public access to information
The Reporters Committee led a coalition of 48 media organizations in protesting the treatment of journalists and withholding of important…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Free press groups petition Attorney General on behalf of journalist James Risen
More than 100,000 people, including 20 Pulitzer Prize winners, signed a petition submitted to President Obama and Attorney General Eric…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Reporters Committee statement on arrest of journalists in Ferguson
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has issued the following statement in response to the arrest of two…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Competitive Enterprise Institute and National Review v. Mann
The Reporters Committee and 26 others filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Court of Appeals. Michael Mann, a climate…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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North Jersey Media Group v. Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office
A FOIA request concerning a criminal investigation of a priest over a sexual abuse allegation was denied by prosecutors who…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Yelp v. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning
Hadeed Carpet Cleaning sued seven Yelp reviewers for libel, saying it suspects they were not customers but competitors intentionally lying…Categorized in Libel and privacy