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Reporters Committee opposes Illinois bill that would restrict access to court records, allow prior restraints on journalists
In advance of a May 11 Illinois legislative committee hearing on S.B. 2340, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access -
Oklahoma Watch sues state’s largest school system over access to email records
This is the first lawsuit filed by RCFP attorneys as part of the Local Legal Initiative in Oklahoma.Categorized in Education
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Oklahoma Watch v. Epic Blended Learning Centers
Case Number: CV-2021-1085 Court: District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Clients: Oklahoma Watch, Jennifer Palmer Petition Filed: May 11, 2021…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. Office of the Attorney General
Case Number: 1:21-cv-01294 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Client: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
RCFP attorneys sue Justice Department for records on Trump administration’s handling of news media guidelines
The news media guidelines, now under renewed scrutiny, serve as an important federal safeguard for reporter-source confidentiality.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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Subpoena for sources, records related to Washington Post journalist’s college reporting is improper and invalid, RCFP argues
Fenit Nirappil worked for the Medill Innocence Project nine years ago. He’s now being subpoenaed for his sources, school work.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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Florida statute purports to regulate ‘deplatforming’
The Florida law is likely to be challenged on First Amendment grounds.Categorized in First Amendment
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Reporters Committee statement on report that Trump Justice Department secretly obtained journalists’ phone records
“Whenever the government seeks to obtain records of journalists’ communications, it raises serious First Amendment concerns."Categorized in Politics and elections
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RCFP urges DC Court of Appeals to provide public access to electronic court records
In comments submitted to the D.C. Court of Appeals on April 12, 2021, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access -
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ACLU of Pennsylvania v. Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Court: Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Date Filed: May 3, 2021 Update: On Aug. 11, 2021, the Philadelphia County…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information