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Reporters Committee FOIA litigation fuels Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigation
RCFP attorneys helped journalist Azmat Khan obtain 5,400 pages of Pentagon records about civilian casualties resulting from U.S. airstrikes.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information
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Elliott v. Lee
Case Number: 22-0011-I Court: Chancery Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, for the Twentieth Judicial District at Nashville Clients: FW Publishing,…Categorized in Freedom of information -
Judge: FBI failed to follow news media guidelines during Bryan Carmody raid
“[T]he specter of government misconduct looms over the entire Carmody matter,” the judge wrote.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information
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Infrastructure bill seeks to withhold new categories of records from the public
The infrastructure bill includes new exemptions to FOIA, including technology-related exemptions.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Federal judge orders border agency to release records related to Twitter unmasking
RCFP sued CBP in 2018 for records concerning the agency’s effort to identify the person behind an anonymous Twitter account.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information
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Khan v. US Department of Defense
Case Number: 1:21-cv-08105 Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Client: Azmat Khan Complaint Filed: Sept.…Categorized in Freedom of information -
In Q&A, RCFP’s Borealis fellow discusses her work supporting journalists, communities of color
As the Borealis Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Legal Fellow, Kamesha Laurry connects historically underserved journalists to legal resources.By Emily GaytonCategorized in Newsgathering
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DC Circuit issues two notable FOIA decisions
One case involved records related to the Intelligence Community’s duty to warn Jamal Khashoggi about impending threats to his life.By Gabe RottmanCategorized in Freedom of information
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D.C. Circuit: FOIA’s ‘foreseeable harm’ standard has teeth
The court's ruling sets a high bar for the government to withhold records under FOIA's “deliberative process” privilege.Categorized in Freedom of information
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