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How Trump’s first administration threatened press freedom at the border
Under Trump, DHS monitored journalists covering the border and attempted to obtain the identity of reporters’ confidential sources.Categorized in Newsgathering
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Kalbers v. U.S. Department of Justice
RCFP argues that the DOJ has used delay tactics to avoid promptly disclosing records related to its prosecution of Volkswagen.Categorized in Freedom of information -
NPR fights for access to Virginia execution records shrouded in secrecy
On behalf of NPR, RCFP attorneys who administer UVA Law’s First Amendment Clinic are seeking to uncover rare execution tapes.By Emily VespaCategorized in Freedom of information
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Faizer v. Tennessee Valley Authority
Case Number: 3:24-cv-00190 Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee Client: Melanie Faizer Complaint Filed: April 25,…Categorized in Freedom of information -
US Immigration judge grants asylum to Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto and son
A FOIA case litigated by attorneys from RCFP and Ballard Spahr may have helped resolve the journalist’s fight for asylum.Categorized in Freedom of information
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We FOIA’d every federal agency for their ‘Glomar’ responses. Here’s what we learned.
RCFP analysis provides important insights into government’s use of “Glomar” doctrine to “neither confirm nor deny” existence of recordsCategorized in Freedom of information
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Human Rights Defense Center v. U.S. Park Police
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Date Filed: March 6, 2024 Background: In 2018, the…Categorized in Freedom of information -
Steve Coll’s new book on the origins of the Iraq War features transcripts of Saddam’s secret meetings. RCFP attorneys helped the author obtain them.
“The Reporters Committee was just invaluable to this whole project,” said Steve Coll, author of “The Achilles Trap."By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information
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Federal judge rejects ICE’s effort to withhold records about Mexican journalist with ‘fatally generic’ justifications
RCFP's Adam Marshall said the court’s decision is a “powerful reminder that transparency is the rule, not the exception."Categorized in Freedom of information
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. U.S. Department of Defense
Case Number: 1:24-cv-00009 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Client: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…Categorized in Freedom of information