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Facebook Oversight Board issues its first decisions
Its decisions largely hinged on interpretations of Facebook's policies, though some language the Board used echoed First Amendment law.Categorized in Policy
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Evans v. U.S. Department of Labor
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: Feb. 3, 2021 Update: On May 12, 2022, the…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
Reporters Committee to expand work with law school clinics in 2021
Legal Clinic Fund, Lodestar Foundation, Press Freedom Defense Fund grants to support journalists’ legal needs and law students’ experienceCategorized in Announcements
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Reporters Committee attorneys seek to unseal All Writs Act orders in three federal courts
RCFP attorneys are representing Forbes and one of its editors in their efforts to unseal the surveillance orders.Categorized in Court access
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Lee v. Rosen
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Date Filed: Feb. 1, 2021 Background: In July 2019, Jason…By Chris YoungCategorized in First Amendment -
Do Trump’s app bans have a future under President Biden?
It now falls to the Biden administration to decide whether to keep defending Trump's orders banning TikTok, WeChat.Categorized in Policy
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Third Circuit unseals transcript, recording of argument in boarding school case
RCFP attorneys sought the unsealing on behalf of the Philadelphia Inquirer.Categorized in Court access
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Callahan v. United Network for Organ Sharing
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date Filed: Jan. 27, 2021 Background: In 2019, some hospitals and…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access -
Reporters Committee reviews Judge Merrick Garland’s record on media law cases
President Biden has nominated the federal appeals court judge to serve as the next U.S. attorney general.Categorized in Politics and elections
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In re application of Forbes Media LLC and Thomas Brewster to unseal court records (CA)
Case Number: 21-80017 Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Clients: Forbes Media LLC, Thomas Brewster Application…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access