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ICE implements policy limiting demands for information from or about journalists, but it still needs work
A look at the pros and cons of the policy recently implemented by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Categorized in Immigration
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RCFP: Court’s proposed rules on accessing juror names are unconstitutional
The Reporters Committee and a coalition of 21 news media organizations are urging the U.S. District Court for the District…Categorized in Court access -
On the Docket: Open meetings lawsuit sparks new transparency requirement
The ruling showed that such lawsuits can help change the way our government does business.Categorized in Local Legal Initiative
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RCFP submits comments to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
The Reporters Committee is urging the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to consider whether federal agencies have in…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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United States v. ZTE Corporation
Case Number: 3:17-cr-00120-K Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division Clients: Dow Jones, Reuters Motion…Categorized in Court access -
Mississippi State Department of Health policy discriminates against freelance journalists
The department’s new policy restricting freelance journalists from accessing information is unconstitutional. It’s also bad policy.Categorized in First Amendment
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Stonewalled by Osage Nation officials, Osage News contacts RCFP attorney for help accessing public records
The newspaper's editor says RCFP's local attorney in Oklahoma is like "a human shield and spear.”Categorized in Freedom of information
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New York wades into social media regulation waters with ‘hateful conduct’ law
New York is the latest state to attempt to control how social media platforms moderate content.Categorized in Content restrictions
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Federal judge orders Commerce Department to turn over travel records
RCFP attorneys spent six years representing journalist David Yanofsky in his effort to obtain foreign travel data.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Four years after US Supreme Court’s decision in Carpenter, a Fourth Amendment in disarray?
RCFP examines how lower courts have implemented the Supreme Court's 2018 decision in a case concerning location surveillance.Categorized in First Amendment
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