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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…By Chris YoungCategorized 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…By Chris YoungCategorized 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.”By Chris YoungCategorized 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.By Ceoli JacobyCategorized 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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NBCUniversal News Group supports Reporters Committee to sustain and grow pro bono legal support for journalists of color
The support will power the continuation of the Race Equity in Journalism Fellowship at RCFP.Categorized in Announcements
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Corvallis School District 509J v. Jacoby
Case Number: 22CV05053 Court: Circuit Court, Benton County, Oregon Client: Kenny Jacoby Answer to Complaint Filed: May 26, 2022 Background:…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
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American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania v. Pennsylvania State Police
Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Date Filed: June 9, 2022 Update: On Aug. 22, 2023, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information