Katie Townsend
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NewsNation journalist Evan Lambert obtains $80,000 judgment against Ohio city, county
Lambert was represented by attorneys from RCFP and the First Amendment Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. -
Public radio journalist Josie Huang reaches $700,000 settlement with LA County, Sheriff’s Department
Attorneys from RCFP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher helped Huang reach a settlement related to her unlawful arrest in 2020. -
New fellows join Reporters Committee’s legal team
Zachary Babo, Julia Dacy, Mayeesha Galiba, and Daniela del Rosario Wertheimer will support RCFP’s legal team. -
Records obtained through FOIA litigation shed light on border surveillance of journalists, activists in 2018
Reporter Tom Jones explains what he’s learned from records NBC 7 San Diego and RCFP obtained through FOIA litigation. -
In re application of the Associated Press, Gannett Co., Inc., Gray Media Group, Inc., Hearst Corporation, and the Texas Tribune to unseal court records
Case Number: 5:22-mc-00111 Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Clients: Associated Press, Gannett Co., Inc., Gray…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court Access -
Media coalition condemns LA County sheriff’s threat to investigate LA Times reporter
In a letter to LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, RCFP called his threats “an affront to the First Amendment.” -
Reporters Committee FOIA litigation fuels Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigation
RCFP attorneys helped journalist Azmat Khan obtain 5,400 pages of Pentagon records about civilian casualties resulting from U.S. airstrikes.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of Information -
RCFP concerned by White House’s ‘preliminary decision’ to suspend Brian Karem’s hard pass
Karem received a letter Aug. 2 notifying him of the “preliminary decision” to suspend his hard pass for 30 days. -
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press receives $10 million investment from the Knight Foundation
Transformational gift will go toward increasing legal support to local news organizations nationwide amid growing need The John S. and…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Announcements -
Update on the Reporters Committee’s efforts to unseal the criminal case against Julian Assange
Reporters Committee attorneys filed a motion in the Eastern District of Virginia to unseal the U.S. government's criminal charges against…