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Hawaii news organizations fight to unseal transcripts and keep courtroom open
Two Hawaii new organizations are asking the state's Supreme Court to unseal transcript portions from a high-profile murder case and…Categorized in Court access -
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Emergency protective order denied in Fla. prior restraint case
A Duval County, Fla., judge on Wednesday denied a motion for an emergency protective order that sought to ban news…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Florida news organizations to fight prior restraint at Monday court hearing
Florida news organizations are planning to attend a hearing on Monday to fight a judge's order not to publish the…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Reporters Committee, media organizations ask HHS to release Medicare physician billing data online
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, along with 21 news media organizations and journalism associations, have filed comments…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Comments to HHS on potential release of Medicare physician data
A 1979 injunction barred the release of Medicare physician payment data under the federal Freedom of Information Act on the…By RCFP -
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Issue of falsity must be considered in defamation case, news organizations argue in high court brief
A Colorado Supreme Court ruling that allowed a defamation claim to stand without considering whether the statements at issue were…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Air Wisconsin v. Hoeper
The Reporters Committee and 15 other news organizations filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to…By RCFPCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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Two reporters continue court battles to keep sources confidential
Two journalists in separate cases continue their battles in court to keep their sources confidential. An Illinois judge is expected…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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In re Holmes v. Winter
The Reporters Committee led a group of 38 media organizations in supporting the appeal of Jana Winter, a Fox News…By RCFPCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Reporters Committee, media organizations argue NSA metadata collection interferes with rights
The wide-scale collection of telephone records by the National Security Agency threatens the ability of journalists to gather news and…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials