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U.S. News & World Report v. Chiu
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Date Filed: March 20, 2024 Background: In June 2023, San…By Chris YoungCategorized in First Amendment -
In crowded week for free speech, justices hear 3 First Amendment cases
RCFP's Grayson Clary analyzes last week's oral arguments in three First Amendment cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.Categorized in First Amendment
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Becker v. The University of Tennessee
Case Number: 208439-1 Court: Chancery Court of Knox County, Tennessee, for the Sixth Judicial District at Knoxville Client: John Becker…By Chris YoungCategorized in Education -
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Yelp v. Paxton
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: March 19, 2024 Background: In August 2022, Yelp began…By Chris YoungCategorized in First Amendment -
Reporters Committee welcomes Kris Cundiff as Indiana Local Legal Initiative attorney
Cundiff will provide pro bono legal support to journalists and newsrooms in Indiana.Categorized in Announcements
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US Immigration judge grants asylum to Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto and son
A FOIA case litigated by attorneys from RCFP and Ballard Spahr may have helped resolve the journalist’s fight for asylum.Categorized in Freedom of information
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House TikTok divestment bill is a ban, but it’s more than that
The bill could sweep beyond TikTok to other social media platforms, and, indeed, possibly to news websites.By Gabe RottmanCategorized in First Amendment
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We FOIA’d every federal agency for their ‘Glomar’ responses. Here’s what we learned.
RCFP analysis provides important insights into government’s use of “Glomar” doctrine to “neither confirm nor deny” existence of recordsCategorized in Freedom of information
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RCFP attorneys are fighting (and winning) legal battles to make police bodycam videos public
Through the Local Legal Initiative, RCFP attorneys have helped reporters and news outlets obtain bodycam footage in several cases.Categorized in Freedom of information
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RCFP urges Indiana governor to veto HB 1338
Update: On March 18, 2024, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed H.B. 1338 into law. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information