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E.W. Scripps Company, NBCUniversal News Group to co-present Freedom of the Press Awards
NBC News’s Kristen Welker will host the evening honoring First Amendment champions.
September 12, 2022
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Back to the arcane world of classification markings
Two weeks ago, we brought you what I’m sure readers thought was a barnburner of a post on the meaning of “sensitive…
September 12, 2022
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Less-redacted search warrant records shed new light on investigation into Sen. Richard Burr
RCFP attorneys helped the LA Times unseal records related to the closed insider-trading investigation. Here’s what they reveal.
September 9, 2022
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Judge dismisses charges against Oregon journalist April Fonseca Ehrlich
RCFP urged prosecutors to drop charges against April Fonseca Ehrlich, who was arrested in 2020 while reporting on law enforcement.
September 8, 2022
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Jha v. Khan
Court: Court of Appeals of the State of Washington, Division I Date Filed: Aug. 29, 2022 Update: On Nov. 14,…
September 6, 2022
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Another shot at challenging secret surveillance?
We take a look at a long-running challenge to the National Security Agency’s so-called “Upstream” surveillance.
September 6, 2022
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Behar v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Date Filed: Aug. 26, 2022 Update: On Sept. 22, 2022, the…
August 31, 2022
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Why SCI and SAP are annoying acronyms
The terminology is really important, especially right now, as reporters dig into the Mar-a-Lago search.
August 29, 2022
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Sheehan v. South Whitehall Township
Case Number: 2022-C-1571 Court: Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Clients: Daniel Sheehan, The Morning Call Notice of Appeal Filed:…
August 25, 2022
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Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Reynolds
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Date Filed: Aug. 15, 2022 Background: In 2019, the Iowa state…
August 24, 2022
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