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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
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Reporters Committee
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Local Legal Initiative
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Arizona bill targeting ‘swatting’ could raise First Amendment concerns
The bill could raise concerns for public interest news reporting and free speech more broadly, but there's an easy fix.
February 5, 2024
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Emily Hockett
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First Amendment
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In Texas, a disastrous ruling for journalists’ rights
The ruling concerned qualified immunity for police officers in Laredo, Texas.
January 29, 2024
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Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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House passes PRESS Act
The PRESS Act is the strongest federal shield legislation proposed to date.
January 22, 2024
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Gabe Rottman
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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Why is it so hard to access court filings?
A new Supreme Court feature allows anyone to subscribe for email docket alerts.
January 16, 2024
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Emily Hockett
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Court Access
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Federal judge rejects ICE’s effort to withhold records about Mexican journalist with ‘fatally generic’ justifications
RCFP's Adam Marshall said the court’s decision is a “powerful reminder that transparency is the rule, not the exception."
January 8, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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Freedom of Information
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Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Sewell Chan joins RCFP Steering Committee
Steering Committee members Gail Gove and Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. are also joining RCFP’s Executive Committee.
January 8, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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