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Ninth Circuit rules in favor of tech review website in defamation suit
IPVM, represented by attorneys from RCFP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, was sued over critical reviews about a fever-detection device.Categorized in Libel and privacy
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Nagle v. Stitt
Case Number: CV-2022-2187 Court: Oklahoma County District Court Client: Rebecca Nagle Petition Filed: Nov. 8, 2022 Background: Beginning in October…Categorized in Local Legal Initiative -
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Surveillance program poses threat to First Amendment rights
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is asking the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to study reforming…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
The right to livestream during a traffic stop
The Fourth Circuit hears arguments in a case about the right to livestream during a traffic stop.Categorized in Newsgathering
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RCFP Legal Hotline available for journalists covering 2022 midterm elections
The free Legal Hotline will be staffed by RCFP attorneys in Washington, D.C., and 10 battleground states until polls close.Categorized in Hotline
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Florida and Silicon Valley agree: Justices, hear this case
Both parties are asking the Supreme Court to hear the First Amendment challenge to Florida’s content-moderation statute.Categorized in First Amendment
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New Justice Department policy marks ‘historic shift’ in press protection
“This is a watershed moment,” said Bruce D. Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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Laughlin v. The Erie Reader
Case Number: 11950-22 Court: Erie County Court of Common Pleas Clients: Erie Reader, Jim Wertz Answer to Complaint Filed: Oct.…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
When the Espionage Act was used directly against the press
A long-form clarification for last week’s post on the Espionage ActBy Gabe RottmanCategorized in National security
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Bill to conceal judges’ personal information raises First Amendment concerns
However well-intentioned, legislation to prevent the disclosure of federal judges’ personal information could also impede accountability reporting.Categorized in First Amendment
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