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Records in corporate challenge to government product-safety database must be open
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit instructed a Maryland district court yesterday to…Categorized in Court access -
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Riley v. Calif.; U.S. v. Wurie
The Reporters Committee joined an amicus brief in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court examining the issue of warrantless…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Reporters Committee joins effort to overturn YouTube take-down order over "Innocence of Muslims"
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has joined other media organizations in a friend-of-the-court brief in support of…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Va. high court clarifies FOIA exemption, redaction fee issues in case over climate change controversy
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled this morning that the University of Virginia does not have to release certain emails sent…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Reporters Committee leads media coalition in supporting challenge to National Security Letters
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 18 other media organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S.…Categorized in National security -
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New report ranks state government spending transparency
A report released Tuesday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund awarded eight states a grade of A…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Newspaper files suit after reporters detained outside Defense contractor plant in Ohio
The Toledo Blade filed a lawsuit Friday against various military officials after reporter Tyrel Linkhorn and photographer Jetta Fraser were…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Ninth Circuit reinstates case challenging Calif. superior court record delay policy
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) reversed the dismissal of a challenge to the Ventura County,…Categorized in Court access -
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Reporters Committee Steering Committee member and AP Photographer Scott Applewhite remembers Anja Niedringhaus
Associated Press Senior Photojournalist J. Scott Applewhite, a member of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Steering Committee,…Categorized in Announcements -
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Blogger Roger Shuler released after five months in jail
Alabama blogger Roger Shuler was released from a Shelby County, Ala. jail on March 26, more than five months after…Categorized in Prior restraint