Katie Townsend
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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.”view more
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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 Informationview more
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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.view more
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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 Announcementsview more
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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…view more
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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… -
Four big wins for Reporters Committee and our clients
In the last few weeks, attorneys for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press have secured four major victories…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Newsgathering -
Reporters Committee appeals to D.C. Circuit Court for information on FBI impersonation of journalists, arguing FBI’s initial search for relevant records was inadequate
On Monday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.… -
Reporters Committee suing Justice Dept., FBI for records of documentary filmmaker impersonations
On Monday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice and the…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Newsgathering -
Reporters Committee and historians win bid to unseal grand jury transcripts from historic 1942 leak investigation of The Chicago Tribune
Transcripts of witness testimony from a historic 1942 grand jury investigation of the Chicago Tribune are now public, following a…