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Fourth Amendment
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Supreme Court asked to consider whether long-term pole camera surveillance constitutes search under Fourth Amendment
As the Reporters Committee has argued in the past, targeted, long-term surveillance threatens the First Amendment.
October 18, 2021
By
Gillian Vernick
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First Amendment
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How will Biden’s Justice Department handle thorny issues implicating technology and media law?
Attorney General Merrick Garland will confront cases involving WeChat and TikTok, as well as debates over Section 230.
March 15, 2021
By
Mailyn Fidler
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Policy
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Police camera surveillance threatens First Amendment interests
Warrantless, long-term, targeted surveillance can chill newsgathering and impair the ability of reporters to guarantee source confidentiality.
February 22, 2021
By
Mailyn Fidler
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Newsgathering
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The next legal battle (or three) over location tracking
A 2018 Supreme Court decision has not settled the law on the warrantless seizure and search of cell phone records.
November 9, 2020
By
Grayson Clary
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Policy
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Fourth Amendment protects against warrantless seizure of cellphone location records, amicus brief argues
Today the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a coalition of 19 other media organizations submitted a…
August 14, 2017
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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