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Ninth Circuit keeps Reporters Committee amicus brief in NSL case sealed more than six weeks
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on Wednesday that it will wait until May 23 to…Categorized in Court Access -
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Appeals court rules government must release drone memo
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Department of Justice must release a memo on the legal basis for…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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CIA must acknowledge records of drone strike program, appellate court rules
The CIA cannot refuse to search for records about U.S. drone strikes on the grounds that acknowledging the existence of…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Reporters Committee argues for release of voter records in federal appeals court brief
Voter registration applications are public records under federal law that cannot be withheld from release simply because of an arbitrary…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Reporters Committee brief supports constitutionality of Washington state anti-SLAPP law
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals in…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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University should not hide behind student privacy to withhold secret admissions records, Reporters Committee argues
Records related to a secret admission process at the University of Illinois that favored applicants with ties to large donors…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Reporters Committee joined by 46 news organizations in bid to quash subpoena
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, joined by 46 media organizations, has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials -
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Overcharging for records limits transparency, Reporters Committee brief argues
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to reject Cuyahoga County’s extreme reproduction…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Horse roundup site must be accessible, Reporters Committee argues
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press urged a federal appeals court this week to order a federal trial…Categorized in Newsgathering