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. -
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… -
Reporters Committee attorneys help win Oklahoma lawsuit over delayed release of records related to 2014 botched execution
Earlier this month, an Oklahoma judge ruled that the Governor’s Office and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) violated the…