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hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn Corp.
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: July 16, 2021 Update: On April 18, 2022, the…
July 20, 2021
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Newsgathering
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US Supreme Court to hear arguments on hacking law, First Amendment implications
RCFP has argued that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act significantly chills First Amendment activity.
November 30, 2020
By
Mailyn Fidler
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Policy
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Van Buren v. United States
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 41 media organizations Court: U.S. Supreme Court…
July 8, 2020
By
Chris Young
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Newsgathering
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City of Fullerton v. Friends for Fullerton’s Future
Court: California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three Date Filed: Nov. 5, 2019 Updates: On March 12, 2020,…
November 8, 2019
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Chris Young
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Scraping public websites likely doesn’t violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, court holds
Federal appeals court ruling has potentially major implications for data journalists, favorable for newsgathering
September 19, 2019
By
Lyndsey Wajert
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Gabe Rottman
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