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Julian Assange
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Assange seeks to renew his appeal in the UK
RCFP's Gabe Rottman explains why one of the U.S. government's arguments in Julian Assange's case is so concerning.
February 26, 2024
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
First Amendment
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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
Categorized in
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
Categorized in
Policy
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This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: July 12, 2020
Here’s what the staff of the Technology and Press Freedom Project at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…
July 13, 2020
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Policy
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5 takeaways from the Reporters Committee’s 2019 Press Freedom Tracker report
The third annual report highlights many threats against journalists, including physical attacks, subpoenas and searches and seizures.
April 1, 2020
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Special Analysis
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How an Espionage Act reform bill would improve protections for national security reporting
The bill follows a dramatic increase in media ‘leak’ cases involving national security reporting over the past decade.
March 5, 2020
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
National Security
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Mass surveillance threatens reporting that relies on confidential sources
RCFP is arguing for the reversal of a district court decision in a case challenging mass surveillance by NSA.
September 30, 2019
By
Basma Humadi
Categorized in
Protecting Sources and Materials
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Overclassification is an even bigger problem in an age of leak-hunting
As the government uses spying laws to prosecute leakers, the problem of overclassification takes on new urgency.
August 26, 2019
By
Adelia Henderson
and
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
National Security
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Special Analysis of the May 2019 Superseding Indictment of Julian Assange
RCFP analyzes frequently asked questions this case raises, annotates the charges and breaks down the counts in the indictment.
May 30, 2019
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
Special Analysis
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Reporters Committee analysis of U.S. government indictment of Julian Assange – Part II
In response to our analysis of the Justice Department’s Computer Fraud and Abuse Act conspiracy charge against Julian Assange, we’ve…
April 16, 2019
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
Special Analysis
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