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The right of access to court documents does not depend on the concreteness of the requester’s planned use for them.

Case Number: CL23000536-00 Court: Circuit Court for the City of Richmond Clients: VPM News and Ben Paviour Petition Filed: Jan.…

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date Filed: Feb. 3, 2023 Updates: On Aug. 31, 2023, the…

Case Number: 4:19-CR-147 Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division Clients: The Financial Times, Global…

The Supreme Court asked the solicitor general to weigh in on whether it should hear the social media cases.

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Date Filed: Jan. 27, 2023 Background: While investigating a 2019 bank…

Journalist Lex Talamo contacted RCFP’s free Legal Hotline for help fighting a non-refundable $75 fee to search for records.

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: Jan. 20, 2023 Background: In September 2020, author Don…

The ruling comes a month after the AP, represented by an RCFP attorney, intervened to bring transparency to the case.

A case before the U.S. Supreme Court could transform the internet and have major implications for journalists.