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In one-sentence ruling, appeals court upends the First Amendment online
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit could reshape online speech nationwide.
May 16, 2022
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Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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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."
May 13, 2022
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Chris Young
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Local Legal Initiative
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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.
May 9, 2022
By
Gillian Vernick
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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.
May 3, 2022
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Reporters Committee
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Special Analysis
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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.
May 2, 2022
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Grayson Clary
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Newsgathering
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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.”
April 28, 2022
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Reporters Committee
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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.
April 27, 2022
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Reporters Committee
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Court Access
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US Treasury tries to avoid Russian ‘splinternet’ with general license for internet services
Keeping internet communications channels open is especially important for reporters.
April 25, 2022
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Gillian Vernick
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Content Restrictions
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WBEZ investigation explores fraud allegations against Illinois company
The Chicago NPR station, with help from RCFP attorneys, unsealed court records detailing the company’s profits and political connections.
April 25, 2022
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Doris Zhang
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Court Access
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Pennsylvania newspaper’s lawsuit results in public records training for township employees
RCFP attorneys helped the paper reach a settlement requiring Lancaster Township to train employees on the Right to Know Law.
April 21, 2022
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Chris Young
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Local Legal Initiative
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