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Covering the 2024 elections? RCFP’s free legal resources can help.
Journalists reporting on the 2024 election cycle have access to RCFP’s free legal resources, including our Election Legal Guide.
February 29, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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Maryland judge denies effort to seal hearing for teen charged with attempted murder
A media coalition represented by RCFP attorneys successfully challenged an effort to close the hearing.
February 29, 2024
By
Reporters Committee
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Court Access
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For second straight year, Florida lawmakers consider bills targeting defamation law
Several provisions in the Florida bills would collide with the First Amendment.
February 28, 2024
By
Emily Hockett
and
Joe Wolf
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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RCFP urges Owasso Police Department to release reports related to nonbinary teen’s death
The department denied a reporter’s request for police reports related to the death of Nex Benedict.
February 27, 2024
By
Reporters Committee
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Freedom of Information
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Steve Coll’s new book on the origins of the Iraq War features transcripts of Saddam’s secret meetings. RCFP attorneys helped the author obtain them.
“The Reporters Committee was just invaluable to this whole project,” said Steve Coll, author of “The Achilles Trap."
February 27, 2024
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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Assange seeks to renew his appeal in the UK
RCFP's Gabe Rottman explains why one of the U.S. government's arguments in Julian Assange's case is so concerning.
February 26, 2024
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Gabe Rottman
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First Amendment
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DOJ revises prosecutors’ manual on news media guidelines
The revised section of the "Justice Manual" includes some notable points of interest for journalists.
February 20, 2024
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Gabe Rottman
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Newsgathering
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A record sentence in the ‘Vault 7’ leak case
Joshua Schulte's 40-year sentence is the longest to date for the unauthorized disclosure of national defense information.
February 12, 2024
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Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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NewsNation journalist Evan Lambert obtains $80,000 judgment against Ohio city, county
Lambert was represented by attorneys from RCFP and the First Amendment Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
February 7, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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City of Memphis releases new videos related to Tyre Nichols’s fatal beating
The recordings were released after a media coalition, represented by an RCFP attorney, successfully challenged court orders prohibiting their disclosure.
February 7, 2024
By
Reporters Committee
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Local Legal Initiative
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