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Reporters Committee urges Congress to pass PRESS Act
In letters to the House and Senate, a media coalition led by RCFP expressed strong support for the shield bill.
October 8, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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In the legal battle over warrantless cellphone searches at the border, press freedom is at stake
RCFP and the Knight Institute are pushing back against warrantless cellphone searches at the border, which threaten press freedom.
October 8, 2024
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Emily Vespa
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First Amendment
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New DOJ recommendations for police and press bridge protest divide
The report proposes best practices for police-press interactions for before, during, and after a protest event.
October 4, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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Newsgathering
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InvestigateWest series on potential Medicaid fraud prompts federal probe
ProJourn connected InvestigateWest with attorneys who vetted its coverage of fraud allegations against an anti-trafficking nonprofit.
October 1, 2024
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Emily Vespa
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Pre-Publication Review
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Federal district court blocks enforcement of Indiana’s police ‘buffer zone’ law
The ruling “is a huge win for press freedom” — and for the RCFP-led media coalition that challenged the law.
September 30, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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First Amendment
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What the US Supreme Court’s next term holds for the First Amendment
The Supreme Court has before it petitions that raise important questions for members of the news media.
September 30, 2024
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Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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Pennsylvania newspapers fight to access wrongful-death settlements
Attorneys from RCFP and Cornell Law School’s First Amendment Clinic have helped obtain settlements involving a prison medical contractor.
September 23, 2024
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Emily Vespa
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Court Access
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RCFP, Washington Post seek to unseal records related to special counsel investigation into allegations Egypt sought to fund 2016 Trump campaign
There is an “overwhelming public interest in the fullest amount of disclosure possible," RCFP and The Post argue.
September 18, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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Court Access
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear 2 public records cases litigated by RCFP attorney
“Government denials of access will not go unchallenged,” said RCFP Colorado Local Legal Initiative Attorney Rachael Johnson.
September 17, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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Freedom of Information
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DOJ releases long-awaited 2022 annual report on news media guidelines
RCFP's Gabe Rottman analyzes one big takeaway and a few other noteworthy items from the report.
September 16, 2024
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Gabe Rottman
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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