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Reporters Committee names Eric Feder Local Legal Initiative director
Feder will oversee RCFP’s growing program to provide free legal support to local journalists and newsrooms.
June 16, 2025
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RCFP-led media coalition highlights concerns about attacks on press rights at LA protests
“[T]he right and ability of the press to document law enforcement ... activity safely and effectively is foundational to self-government.”
June 13, 2025
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Reporters Committee
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RCFP, journalist urge San Diego Immigration Court to ensure full access to proceedings
“Closing courtroom doors to a journalist attending a public immigration proceeding is unlawful and damaging to public transparency.”
June 11, 2025
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Chris Young
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Court Access
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Judge orders Aurora Police Department to release unedited bodycam footage of fatal police shooting
KUSA-9 News sued the police department for access to unedited bodycam videos with free legal support from an RCFP attorney.
June 11, 2025
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Reporters Committee
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Freedom of Information
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Huffman v. State of Oklahoma
An RCFP attorney is representing The Frontier and one of its reporters in a public records lawsuit.
June 11, 2025
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Chris Young
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Immigration crackdown reveals grave threat to press freedom
A provision in immigration law explicitly permits the U.S. to revoke non-citizens’ green cards or visas for protected speech.
June 9, 2025
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Allyson Veile
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Ellen Goodrich
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First Amendment
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In settlement with Spotlight PA, Penn State University agrees to transparency reforms
The settlement comes after Spotlight PA sued Penn State’s governing body with free legal support from RCFP attorneys.
June 9, 2025
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Reporters Committee
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Local Legal Initiative
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Paula Knudsen Burke: Tireless champion for press freedom, transparency in Pennsylvania
RCFP’s Paula Knudsen Burke is a finalist for Attorney of the Year for the 2025 Pennsylvania Legal Awards.
June 6, 2025
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Emily Vespa
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Newspaper’s lawsuit prompts Indiana school board to adopt transparency reforms
The Morgan County Correspondent sued the school board last year with free legal support from an RCFP attorney.
June 6, 2025
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Reporters Committee
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USA Today v. Ryan, LLC
RCFP is urging the Texas Supreme Court to review a defamation ruling.
June 2, 2025
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Chris Young
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