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TECfusions v. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Malone and Technical.ly
An RCFP attorney is representing Technical.ly and one of its reporters in the lawsuit.Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Donnelly v. Des Moines Register
RCFP is urging the Eighth Circuit to dismiss a lawsuit over the Des Moines Register's 2024 presidential poll.Categorized in First Amendment -
DOJ blocks public and press from accessing immigration courts, lawsuit alleges
Immigration courts should be open to the public and the press, but too often they are not.Categorized in Court access
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RCFP attorney defends Louisiana journalist sued by local government over public records requests
“This is a meritless attempt to deter reporting,” said RCFP’s Louisiana-based staff attorney, Virginia Hamrick.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Cantor v. Virginia Department of Corrections
Journalist David Cantor, represented by RCFP attorneys, is suing the VA Department of Corrections for taser logs.Categorized in Freedom of information -
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In Re: Public Records Request of John Summers
An RCFP attorney is representing John Summers, editor of the West Baton Rouge Independent.Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. U.S. Department of the Army
RCFP is suing for access to records concerning any First Amendment-related training provided to troops deployed to LA.Categorized in Freedom of information -
Journalist’s lawsuit prompts FAA to abandon no fly zone near DHS vehicles
The FAA dropped the drone restrictions after RCFP attorneys sued the agency on behalf of photojournalist Rob Levine.Categorized in First Amendment
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Tincher v. Mullin
RCFP supports a lawsuit that seeks to bar federal agents in Minnesota from using excessive force against journalists.Categorized in First Amendment -
Russia’s designation of International Women’s Media Foundation as ‘undesirable’ is a ‘blatant’ attack on press freedom
"We stand in solidarity with our colleagues at the IWMF and call on the Russian government to reverse this designation.”Categorized in Announcements
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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.Categorized 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.By RCFPCategorized 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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