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Well-meaning or not, proposed New York social media regulation bill likely unconstitutional
New York's proposed regulation is a different side of the same unconstitutional coin as bills recently passed in Florida, Texas.Categorized in Content restrictions
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Courthouse News Service, et al. v. Glessner
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Date Filed: Dec. 15, 2021 Update: On April 25, 2022, the…Categorized in Court access -
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Schwartz v. Pennsylvania State Police
Case Number: AP 2021-0916 Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Clients: Daniel Schwartz Lawsuit Filed: Dec. 20, 2021 Background: In March…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. v. Kos Media, LLC
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department Date Filed: Dec. 22, 2021 Background: In November 2020, Robert F.…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
RCFP urges Congress to withdraw subpoena for photojournalist’s records
A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is seeking the phone records of Amy Harris.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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Jan. 6 House committee issues subpoena for three months of photojournalist’s phone records
The request for photojournalist Amy Harris's phone records could be used to identify confidential sources.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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Lynette Clemetson
Lynette Clemetson is Director of Wallace House, home of the Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists and the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists… -
Oklahoma journalist uses RCFP legal hotline to connect with attorney, obtain records on police killing of tribal citizen
“A service like this is really important not only for reporters but for the people we do our jobs for.”Categorized in Freedom of information
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Emails show Missouri officials ready to thank St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter before issuing threats
Officials proposed thanking a reporter for uncovering a data vulnerability on a state website before wrongfully accusing him of "hacking."Categorized in Education
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