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US House of Representatives passes Open Courts Act with bipartisan support
The bill would eliminate the PACER paywall and improve transparency in the federal court system.Categorized in Court access
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In the Matter of the Application of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to Unseal Certain Search Warrant Materials
Case Number: 0:20-mc-00082 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota Application to Unseal Filed: Dec. 8, 2020 Background:…Categorized in Court access -
Supreme Court justices sound skeptical note on government’s view of anti-hacking law
The justices’ questioning about the scope of the anti-hacking law should give the Justice Department some reason for concern.Categorized in Policy
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In re: Dollar General
Case Number: 07MD1 Court: Sixth Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee Client: Courthouse News Service Motion to Intervene and Unseal…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: Dec. 1, 2020 Background: Earlier this year, a federal…Categorized in Court access -
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In Re: Ex parte Application of ENRC Limited Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 for Leave to Take Discovery for Use in Foreign Proceedings
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Date Filed: Dec. 1, 2020 Background: In September 2020,…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Reporters Committee urges congressional leaders to pass Open Courts Act
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging U.S. lawmakers to pass a bill that would improve transparency…Categorized in Policy -
US Supreme Court to hear arguments on hacking law, First Amendment implications
RCFP has argued that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act significantly chills First Amendment activity.Categorized in Policy
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Federal judge: Editorial interventions by leadership at US Agency for Global Media violate First Amendment
The judge agreed in part with arguments RCFP attorneys made in a friend-of-the-court brief.Categorized in First Amendment
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County of Bucks v. Sholtis
Case Number: 2020-05950 Court: Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Clients: Brett Sholtis Petition for Review Filed: Nov.…Categorized in Freedom of information