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The Privacy Act and media leaks
We look at a media leak subpoena case involving a former Fox News correspondent's reporting on an FBI counterintelligence investigation.
June 5, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
First Amendment
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The not-so-hypothetical risk of suppression at the heart of the Hansen case
RCFP Legal Fellow Emily Hockett breaks down oral arguments in U.S. v. Hansen.
April 3, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
Categorized in
First Amendment
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All federal law enforcement agencies need clear, public guidelines to protect journalists
Records RCFP obtained show what can happen when federal law enforcement agencies lack clear rules to protect press freedom.
January 5, 2023
By
Shawn Musgrave
Categorized in
Newsgathering
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ICE implements policy limiting demands for information from or about journalists, but it still needs work
A look at the pros and cons of the policy recently implemented by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
July 11, 2022
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
Protecting Sources and Materials
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Louisiana police use of drones to surveil protesters could implicate newsgathering rights
The use of surveillance drones at protests can raise profound First Amendment concerns, for protesters and the press alike.
February 7, 2022
By
Gillian Vernick
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Newsgathering
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What’s in store for technology and press rights in 2021?
RCFP takes stock of what a Biden administration might mean for technology, press rights and the First Amendment.
November 23, 2020
By
Grayson Clary
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Policy
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This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: Aug. 23, 2020
Here’s what the staff of the Technology and Press Freedom Project at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…
August 24, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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Policy
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Reporters Committee: DHS ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists covering Portland protests are unacceptable
This is the second time in less than two years that a federal agency has compiled intelligence information about journalists.
July 31, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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Newsgathering
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Reporters Committee, NBC 7 San Diego sue U.S. immigration agencies for violating FOIA
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, NBC 7 San Diego, and its reporter Tom Jones have filed a…
April 24, 2019
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Pariss Briggs
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Freedom of Information
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ACLU v. DHS
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 23 media organizations filed an amicus brief in support of the…
December 21, 2018
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Jenn Topper
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Freedom of Information
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