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Supreme Court narrows scope of federal computer crime law
The Supreme Court's opinion credited arguments RCFP made in a friend-of-the-court brief.Categorized in Newsgathering
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RCFP statement on Justice Department policy change barring seizure of source information from reporters in leak hunts
The policy change follows revelations that DOJ officials under Presidents Trump and Biden sought to secretly seize reporters’ email records.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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Reporters Committee statement on USA Today internet records subpoena
The FBI is demanding information from Gannett that could identify the readers of a USA Today article.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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Allegheny County v. Hailer
Case Number: 1469 CD 2021 Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Clients: Brittany Hailer and Pittsburgh Current Petition for Review Filed:…Categorized in Freedom of information -
Reporters Committee statement on Trump Justice Department obtaining New York Times journalists’ phone records
The Washington Post and CNN reported last month that their journalists’ communications were also seized by Trump’s DOJ.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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Osage News Editorial Board v. Principal Chief of the Osage Nation Geoffrey Standing Bear
Case Number: CR-2021-0003 Court: Osage Nation Trial Court Clients: Osage News Editorial Board Claim of Records Access Filed: June 2,…Categorized in Freedom of information -
Press groups support access to FISA court documents
The Reporters Committee argues that the history of the FISA courts strongly recommends a public right of access.Categorized in Court access
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ACLU v. United States
Court: U.S. Supreme Court Date Filed: May 27, 2021 Background: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), a specialized court created…Categorized in Court access -
California city backs down from misguided ‘hacking’ lawsuit against bloggers
The city of Fullerton has abandoned a lawsuit that had dangerous implications for data journalism.Categorized in Prior restraint
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Alfaro v. Rempusheski
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Date Filed: May 24, 2021 Update: On Dec. 10, 2021, the…Categorized in Newsgathering