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RCFP’s 2024 year in review
RCFP is prepared for the press freedom fight ahead — just look at what we accomplished in 2024.
December 12, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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Special Analysis
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RCFP: Trump Justice Department’s subpoenas for journalists’ records in 2020 raise First Amendment concerns
"It’s time for Congress to pass the PRESS Act," said RCFP Executive Director Bruce D. Brown.
December 10, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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Announcements
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In re: Jonathan Luna
LNP Media Group is seeking to unseal the autopsy report related to the mysterious 2003 death of a federal prosecutor.
December 5, 2024
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Court Access
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United States v. Smith
Warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border violate the First and Fourth Amendments.
December 3, 2024
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Protecting Sources and Materials
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NYPD Holdings v. New York City Police Department
RCFP is supporting the New York Post’s fight for access to police misconduct records.
December 2, 2024
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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On the Docket: It is now time to push back against government gatekeeping practices
We may have finally found a way to force agencies to stop preventing employees from speaking with the news media.
November 29, 2024
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Paul McAdoo
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Local Legal Initiative
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State of Tennessee v. Johnson
The Nashville Banner seeks to unseal documents related to a judge’s decision to recuse herself from a criminal case.
November 22, 2024
By
Chris Young
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Court Access
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How Trump’s first administration threatened press freedom at the border
Under Trump, DHS monitored journalists covering the border and attempted to obtain the identity of reporters’ confidential sources.
November 18, 2024
By
Emily Hockett
Categorized in
Newsgathering
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Valdez v. United States
RCFP is supporting a challenge to a trial court's use of a white noise machine to shield jury selection.
November 13, 2024
By
Chris Young
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Court Access
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Kalbers v. U.S. Department of Justice
RCFP argues that the DOJ has used delay tactics to avoid promptly disclosing records related to its prosecution of Volkswagen.
November 12, 2024
By
Chris Young
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Freedom of Information
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