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City of Memphis releases final batch of records related to Tyre Nichols’s fatal beating
A media coalition, represented by an RCFP attorney, successfully challenged court orders prohibiting their disclosure.
March 4, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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Freedom of Information
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RCFP’s Local Legal Initiative powers investigative reporting and chips away at culture of secrecy in state, local government
“The first two years of the Local Legal Initiative have been a huge success.”
March 2, 2022
By
Chris Young
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Local Legal Initiative
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Massachusetts bodycam, dashcam footage should be publicly accessible
Statement: RCFP opposes Massachusetts bill exempting bodycam and dashcam footage from disclosure.
July 11, 2019
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Reporters Committee
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Freedom of Information
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Court rules in favor of public access to NYPD bodycam footage
Law enforcement transparency secured a win Tuesday when a New York appellate court ruled that New York Police Department body…
February 21, 2019
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Pariss Briggs
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Public has a right to access police body camera footage under New York law
On Thursday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a coalition of news media organizations moved to intervene…
March 1, 2018
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Jenn Topper
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