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Filmmakers discuss FOIA lawsuit behind ‘Reality Winner’ documentary
RCFP attorneys helped Codebreaker Films obtain audio recordings of FBI agents interrogating Reality Winner.
November 14, 2023
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Freedom of information
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Trump tried to use fair report privilege to dismiss E. Jean Carroll defamation claim
"[T]his is another instance of Trump using the law as a sword and shield," writes RCFP's Gabe Rottman.
May 15, 2023
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Libel and privacy
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Behar v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Date Filed: Aug. 26, 2022 Update: On Sept. 22, 2022, the…
August 31, 2022
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Freedom of information
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So you want to unseal a warrant
In the wake of the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search, we explain how federal courts usually approach public access to warrant materials.
August 22, 2022
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Court access
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Reporters Committee statement on Trump Justice Department obtaining CNN journalist’s phone, email records
The Trump administration’s efforts to intrude into reporter-source relationships is more sweeping than we originally thought.
May 20, 2021
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Protecting sources and materials
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Justice Department subpoenas journalists’ phone records
The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump delayed notifying the journalists before pursuing their records.
May 17, 2021
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RCFP attorneys sue Justice Department for records on Trump administration’s handling of news media guidelines
The news media guidelines, now under renewed scrutiny, serve as an important federal safeguard for reporter-source confidentiality.
May 11, 2021
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Protecting sources and materials
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5 takeaways from the Reporters Committee’s 2020 Press Freedom report
The fourth annual report reveals the startling extent of police violence against journalists during a year of protest.
May 3, 2021
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Special Analysis
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Parler is gone for now — but its data is here to stay
Researchers working to archive Parler’s public content before it was lost or deleted have exposed apparent data security lapses.
January 17, 2021
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Denson v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 16 media organizations Court: U.S. District Court…
August 6, 2020
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