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Court-ordered prior restraints test judicial system’s built-in checks
According to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, 2022 saw five court-ordered prior restraints on journalism.Categorized in Special Analysis
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RCFP supports Bakersfield Californian’s subpoena fight
Updates: On May 24, 2023, the trial court judge denied The Bakersfield Californian's motion to quash the subpoena, and held…By Chris YoungCategorized in Policing and corrections -
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Freitag v. Bucks County
Case Number: 2:19-cv-05750-JMG Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Client: Bucks County Courier Times Motion to…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access -
CIA director personally intervenes in long-forgotten press wiretapping matter (in a good way)
The CIA director said he would personally look into a wiretapping operation in the 1960s against a columnist.By Gabe RottmanCategorized in National security
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Investigation by The Frontier reveals new details about Oklahoma man’s death following violent struggle with jailers
An RCFP attorney helped The Frontier obtain jail records related to the man’s death in 2019.Categorized in Freedom of information
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The Denver Post, et al. v. Wheeler
Case Number: 2023CV031265 Court: Denver County District Court Clients: The Denver Post, States Newsroom (Colorado Newsline), Nexstar Media Group, KUSA…By Chris YoungCategorized in Education -
Threats to press freedom in the U.S. persist, despite low numbers in 2022
2022, you could say, was a return to normal. At least what was considered normal before the peak in 2020.By Chris YoungCategorized in Special Analysis
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Records obtained through FOIA litigation shed light on border surveillance of journalists, activists in 2018
Reporter Tom Jones explains what he’s learned from records NBC 7 San Diego and RCFP obtained through FOIA litigation.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Disney lawsuit raises important First Amendment question
Last week, the Walt Disney Company sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging that the governor and his allies had illegally retaliated against…By Gabe RottmanCategorized in First Amendment
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21st Century Media v. Ewing Township
Court: Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division Date Filed: April 27, 2023 Background: The Trentonian, a daily newspaper in…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information