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Osage News Editorial Board v. Principal Chief of the Osage Nation Geoffrey Standing Bear
Case Number: CR-2021-0003 Court: Osage Nation Trial Court Clients: Osage News Editorial Board Claim of Records Access Filed: June 2,…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
Press groups support access to FISA court documents
The Reporters Committee argues that the history of the FISA courts strongly recommends a public right of access.By Gabe RottmanCategorized in Court access
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ACLU v. United States
Court: U.S. Supreme Court Date Filed: May 27, 2021 Background: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), a specialized court created…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access -
California city backs down from misguided ‘hacking’ lawsuit against bloggers
The city of Fullerton has abandoned a lawsuit that had dangerous implications for data journalism.Categorized in Prior restraint
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Alfaro v. Rempusheski
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Date Filed: May 24, 2021 Update: On Dec. 10, 2021, the…By Chris YoungCategorized in Newsgathering -
Reporters Committee statement on Trump Justice Department obtaining CNN journalist’s phone, email records
The Trump administration’s efforts to intrude into reporter-source relationships is more sweeping than we originally thought.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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Voice of San Diego, et al. v. County of San Diego
Court: California Court of Appeal Date Filed: May 10, 2021 Update: On July 16, 2021, the California Court of Appeal denied…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
Justice Department subpoenas journalists’ phone records
The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump delayed notifying the journalists before pursuing their records.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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Two news outlets sue for access to Colorado police training database
This is the first lawsuit filed by RCFP attorneys as part of the Local Legal Initiative in Colorado.Categorized in Freedom of information
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The Gazette v. Bourgerie
Case Number: 2021CV31519 Court: Denver County District Court Client: The Gazette Newspaper, Christopher Osher and The Invisible Institute Complaint Filed:…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information