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Fourth Circuit: Provisions of North Carolina ‘ag-gag’ statute violate First Amendment
The ruling cited arguments the Reporters Committee made in a brief filed in support of PETA.
March 8, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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First Amendment
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Courthouse News Service v. Smith
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Date Filed: Feb. 10, 2023 Background: In Virginia, members of the…
February 14, 2023
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Chris Young
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Court access
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The right to record keeps inching its way through the courts
Most recently, the Fourth Circuit found that “livestreaming a police traffic stop is speech protected by the First Amendment."
February 13, 2023
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Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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The right to livestream during a traffic stop
The Fourth Circuit hears arguments in a case about the right to livestream during a traffic stop.
November 7, 2022
By
Emily Hockett
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First Amendment
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Courts in a deepening muddle over location surveillance
RCFP has weighed in on these debates because location tracking can burden important First Amendment interests.
August 9, 2021
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Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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BH Media Group v. Clarke
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 23 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…
September 16, 2020
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Chris Young
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First Amendment
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Edgar v. Haines (formerly Edgar v. Ratcliffe)
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Date Filed: Aug. 28, 2020 Updates: On June 23, 2021, the…
August 31, 2020
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Chris Young
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Prior restraint
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Lokhova v. Halper
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 29 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…
August 3, 2020
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Chris Young
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Libel and privacy
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Courthouse News Service v. Schaefer
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 28 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…
July 7, 2020
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Chris Young
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Court access
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Soderberg v. Carrion
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 23 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…
April 21, 2020
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Chris Young
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