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Threats against city official prompt Oregon journalist to contact RCFP’s free legal hotline
Calling RCFP’s free legal hotline “really helped me navigate the story to the best of our ability."By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information
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EU poised to impose sweeping social media regulation with Digital Services Act
The Digital Services Act would regulate everything from “dark patterns” and algorithms to public safety threats and illegal content.Categorized in Content restrictions
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Reporters Committee analyzes the state of U.S. press freedom in 2021
On World Press Freedom Day, RCFP launched a four-part newsletter series analyzing press freedom violations documented in 2021.Categorized in Special Analysis
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Oklahoma Watch, Inc. v. Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services
Case Number: CV-2022-779 Court: Oklahoma County District Court Clients: Oklahoma Watch, Inc. and Paul Monies Petition for Relief Filed: April…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
For data journalists, an important legal victory
The Ninth Circuit recently held that scraping a publicly available website doesn’t violate the federal anti-hacking law.Categorized in Newsgathering
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Perrusquia v. The City of Memphis
Case Number: CH-22-0595 Court: The Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis Client: Marc…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
2022 Freedom of the Press Awards
The 2022 Freedom of the Press Awards will be held October 11, 2022, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York…By Anna G. Bahn
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People v. Woodyard
Court: District Court of Adams County, Colorado Date Filed: April 28, 2022 Update: On April 28, 2022, the district court granted…By Chris YoungCategorized in Local Legal Initiative -
Media coalition condemns LA County sheriff’s threat to investigate LA Times reporter
In a letter to LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, RCFP called his threats “an affront to the First Amendment.”Categorized in First Amendment
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Media coalition recommends changes to US Supreme Court’s proposed rule on sealing judicial records
The Court proposed a rule governing record sealing in response to a 2019 letter from RCFP, NPR concerning sealed filings.Categorized in Court access
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