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New fellows join Reporters Committee’s legal team
Zachary Babo, Julia Dacy, and Mayeesha Galiba will support RCFP’s efforts to provide free legal services to journalists.
September 28, 2023
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First Amendment looms large at this week’s ‘long conference’
The Supreme Court will review a number of petitions that could have significant implications for the press.
September 25, 2023
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Emily Hockett
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Industry leaders in law, technology, journalism, and philanthropy join ProJourn advisory committee
The advisory committee will provide strategic counsel for the program.
September 20, 2023
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RCFP challenges request for prior restraint in Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump
RCFP argues that placing restraints on the press's coverage of the high-profile case would be unconstitutional.
September 20, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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RCFP, media coalition urge Supreme Court to make live audio permanent
By all measures, the Supreme Court’s experiment with live argument audio has been a runaway success.
September 18, 2023
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Grayson Clary
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Records obtained through lawsuit reveal Allegheny County never performed autopsy on deceased inmate
Brittany Hailer, represented by RCFP attorneys, fought to obtain a deceased inmate's autopsy records. It turns out they never existed.
September 15, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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RCFP to Supreme Court: Practice of live audio streaming oral arguments should be made permanent
RCFP and 62 media organizations argue that live audio streaming “unequivocally benefits the public and the press.”
September 13, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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Reporters Committee welcomes three attorneys to legal team
Mara Gassmann will lead RCFP's amicus practice. Elizabeth Soja, Denver Nicks will expand the capacity of the Local Legal Initiative.
September 7, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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On the Docket: How to vet your own stories to reduce legal risk
RCFP's Paul McAdoo provides important tips for journalists conducting their own pre-publication review.
September 5, 2023
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Paul McAdoo
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First Amendment challenge to ‘gag’ rules in Allegheny County Jail
Journalist Brittany Hailer’s lawsuit alleges the policies mean that many problems in the jail go underreported.
August 29, 2023
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Emily Hockett
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