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Steve Coll’s new book on the origins of the Iraq War features transcripts of Saddam’s secret meetings. RCFP attorneys helped the author obtain them.
“The Reporters Committee was just invaluable to this whole project,” said Steve Coll, author of “The Achilles Trap."
February 27, 2024
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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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
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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Tennessee Valley Authority must disclose executives’ salary records
Marc Perrusquia, represented by an RCFP attorney, sued the Tennessee Valley Authority last year for access to salary records.
October 3, 2023
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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Supreme Court narrowly interprets bar on ‘encouraging’ unlawful immigration
It's a positive result, but not one entirely free of lingering concern.
July 6, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
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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RCFP’s 2022 year in review
From increasing protections for press freedom to expanding support for local news, 2022 was another successful year for RCFP.
December 16, 2022
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Court Access
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On the Docket: 5 things TN journalists should know about federal FOIA
Our Tennessee Local Legal Initiative attorney offers some helpful tips for Tennessee journalists trying to access records under FOIA.
December 1, 2022
By
Paul McAdoo
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Freedom of Information
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Federal judge orders Commerce Department to turn over travel records
RCFP attorneys spent six years representing journalist David Yanofsky in his effort to obtain foreign travel data.
June 24, 2022
By
Ceoli Jacoby
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Freedom of Information
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Reporters Committee reviews Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record on First Amendment, Freedom of Information Act cases
Judge Jackson authored dozens of FOIA-related opinions while serving on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
March 21, 2022
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Reporters Committee
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Special Analysis
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