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Federal judge orders border agency to release records related to Twitter unmasking
RCFP sued CBP in 2018 for records concerning the agency’s effort to identify the person behind an anonymous Twitter account.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information
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When spurious ‘hacking’ claims chill journalism
The idea that viewing a site’s source code amounts to hacking is, to put it gently, ridiculous.Categorized in Newsgathering
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Media coalition seeks access to jury selection records in Ghislaine Maxwell criminal case
Update: On Oct. 21, 2021, the federal district court for the Southern District of New York denied Ghislaine Maxwell's request…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access -
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Coleman v. Grand
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Date Filed: Oct. 13, 2021 Background: In 2018, prominent jazz musician…By Chris YoungCategorized in Libel and privacy -
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People v. Ralph
Case Number: 2021CR2072 Court: District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado Clients: KDVR Fox31/Nexstar Media Group, Inc., KUSA 9News, KMGH The Denver…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
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NetChoice v. Paxton
Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Date Filed: Oct. 7, 2021 Background: In September 2021, Texas…By lserinoCategorized in Content restrictions -
Supreme Court asked to consider whether long-term pole camera surveillance constitutes search under Fourth Amendment
As the Reporters Committee has argued in the past, targeted, long-term surveillance threatens the First Amendment.Categorized in First Amendment
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For Facebook, a week in the limelight
The social media network is facing intense scrutiny in the wake of an outage, whistleblower disclosures and antitrust litigation.Categorized in First Amendment
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RCFP urges dismissal of prosecution of Oregon journalist
Updates: On Oct. 14, 2021, Medford City Attorney Eric Mitton responded to the Reporters Committee's letter, suggesting that RCFP's recitation…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Parnell v. Parnell
Case Number: 17-90403 Court: Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Pennsylvania Client: The Philadelphia Inquirer Motion to Intervene Filed:…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access