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RCFP urges Congress to withdraw subpoena for photojournalist’s records
A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is seeking the phone records of Amy Harris.view more
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Reporters Committee attorneys honored at American Lawyer Industry Awards for advocacy efforts to protect sources
The award recognizes RCFP's work to secure a transformative change in how the DOJ handles investigations involving journalists.view more
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Judge: FBI failed to follow news media guidelines during Bryan Carmody raid
“[T]he specter of government misconduct looms over the entire Carmody matter,” the judge wrote.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of Informationview more
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In historic move, Justice Department adopts policy barring records seizures from journalists
The new policy replaces the balancing test that required the DOJ to weigh investigative needs against press rights.By Gabe RottmanCategorized in Protecting Sources and Materialsview more
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Reporters Committee statement on historic Justice Department policy barring news media records seizures
"The attorney general has taken a necessary and momentous step to protect press freedom at a critical time."view more
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RCFP statement on Justice Department policy change barring seizure of source information from reporters in leak hunts
The policy change follows revelations that DOJ officials under Presidents Trump and Biden sought to secretly seize reporters’ email records.view more
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Reporters Committee statement on USA Today internet records subpoena
The FBI is demanding information from Gannett that could identify the readers of a USA Today article.view more
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Reporters Committee statement on Trump Justice Department obtaining New York Times journalists’ phone records
The Washington Post and CNN reported last month that their journalists’ communications were also seized by Trump’s DOJ.view more
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Reporters Committee statement on Trump Justice Department obtaining CNN journalist’s phone, email records
The Trump administration’s efforts to intrude into reporter-source relationships is more sweeping than we originally thought.view more
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RCFP attorneys sue Justice Department for records on Trump administration’s handling of news media guidelines
The news media guidelines, now under renewed scrutiny, serve as an important federal safeguard for reporter-source confidentiality.view more