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Support Press Freedom this Year
When freedom of the press in the U.S. is under threat, journalists know that they have one place to go…By bsmith -
Inside RCFP attorneys’ fight for police transparency in Pennsylvania
Police bodycams were meant to deliver transparency, but in Pennsylvania, Act 22 makes that promise harder to keep.Categorized in Policing and corrections
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Godfrey v. Bedford County
An RCFP attorney is helping a journalist fight for access to 911 recordings related to a shooting.Categorized in Freedom of information -
With support from RCFP attorneys, LNP | LancasterOnline wins access to police bodycam videos of teen arrests
“This is an important win not just for LNP but for the promise of transparency in the Commonwealth."Categorized in Policing and corrections
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Trump v. Slaughter
Agency independence plays an important role in protecting the free press, RCFP argues in a friend-of-the-court brief.Categorized in First Amendment -
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Kabas v. District of Columbia
A journalist is suing the District of Columbia to access bodycam footage of DOGE's takeover at the Institute of Peace.Categorized in Policing and corrections -
Media coalition challenges access restrictions to Memphis juvenile delinquency proceedings
The news organizations are represented by RCFP attorney Paul McAdoo.Categorized in Announcements
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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism v. Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee
Represented by an RCFP attorney, the news outlets argue that the restrictions violate state rules governing access to juvenile proceedings.Categorized in Court access -
Los Angeles County must face journalist’s challenge to retaliatory investigation, court rules
Journalist Maya Lau, co-represented by RCFP attorneys, sued LA County for unlawfully investigating her in retaliation for her reporting.Categorized in First Amendment
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Meet the attorney leading RCFP’s work to vet investigative stories, films for legal risk
Jennifer Nelson oversees the expansion of RCFP’s pre-publication review program at a time of critical need.By Emily VespaCategorized in Announcements
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