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Brown v. State of Mississippi
An RCFP attorney is representing Mississippi Today in its fight for public access to the judicial records.By evespaCategorized in Court access -
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. U.S. Department of Justice
RCFP is suing the Trump administration for records about the arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Shane Bollman.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
Attending IRE26? Mark your calendar for these sessions featuring RCFP attorneys!
RCFP attorneys to talk FOIA, source protection, safety, and more at IRE 2026Categorized in Announcements
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RCFP sues DOJ, ICE for records related to arrests of independent journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Shane Bollman
It's RCFP’s latest effort to bring transparency to cases in which the government appears to have ignored press freedom guardrails.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Journalist’s lawsuit alleges LAPD officer targeted, attacked her at anti-ICE protest
RCFP attorneys are co-representing journalist Lauren Tomasi after an LAPD officer shot her with a rubber bullet.Categorized in First Amendment
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Tomasi v. City of Los Angeles
RCFP attorneys are representing a TV journalist who was shot by a police officer with a rubber bullet.By evespaCategorized in First Amendment -
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In re: Petitions to seal coroner’s files of Lori Wasko, Dennis Seelenbrandt, and Carmine Faino
An RCFP attorney represented PennLive in opposing a coroner's effort to seal autopsy records.By evespaCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Melamed v. City of Philadelphia Police Department
The Inquirer and one of its reporters are suing the Philadelphia Police Department for access to police bodycam videos.By evespaCategorized in Freedom of information -
RCFP helps freelancer investigate oil and gas pollution in Oklahoma
Using records obtained with the help of RCFP, journalist Nick Bowlin investigated state regulators’ failure to stop toxic wastewater leaks.By Chris YoungCategorized in Environment
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New documentary ‘Seized’ explores police raid on Marion County Record
RCFP recently spoke with the director of the new film, which screens on June 13 at the DC/DOX Film Festival.By Chris YoungCategorized in First Amendment
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Press Freedom on Tribal Lands
This guide provides a primer on press freedom issues on tribal lands located within the United States.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information
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Press freedom and government transparency during COVID-19
This COVID-19 resource addresses court access, public records, open meetings, and government emergency powers amid the pandemic.Categorized in Court access
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Federal cases involving unauthorized disclosures to the news media, 1778 to the present
A comprehensive and comparable list of federal cases involving the leakage of classified information to the news media.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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Electronic Communications Surveillance: What Journalists and Media Organizations Need to Know
This resource helps journalists understand the risks that new applications/services can pose to the security and integrity of communications.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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