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Ninth Circuit rules in favor of tech review website in defamation suit
IPVM, represented by attorneys from RCFP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, was sued over critical reviews about a fever-detection device.
November 16, 2022
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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In one week at the US Supreme Court, state secrets prevail twice
The Supreme Court appears to be receptive to the government’s claimed need for national security secrecy.
March 14, 2022
By
Grayson Clary
Categorized in
Newsgathering
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Supreme Court to consider whether federal officers can be sued personally for retaliating against exercise of free speech rights
Bivens remedies are a powerful deterrent against law enforcement interfering in newsgathering.
November 22, 2021
By
Gillian Vernick
Categorized in
First Amendment
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Spyware vendors face growing backlash, legal setbacks
A recent Ninth Circuit decision dealt a blow to spyware firms’ efforts to avoid accountability in U.S. courts.
November 15, 2021
By
Grayson Clary
Categorized in
Protecting Sources and Materials
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RCFP analysis: Court orders FBI to expunge website records under Privacy Act
The order follows a Ninth Circuit ruling that may be significant in light of recent government efforts to monitor journalists.
January 16, 2020
By
Lyndsey Wajert
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Newsgathering
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Scraping public websites likely doesn’t violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, court holds
Federal appeals court ruling has potentially major implications for data journalists, favorable for newsgathering
September 19, 2019
By
Lyndsey Wajert
and
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
Newsgathering
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Media coalition: California court’s order for LA Times to delete news article is unconstitutional
On Monday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press led dozens of media organizations in urging the U.S. Court…
July 17, 2018
By
Shawna Chen
Categorized in
Prior Restraint
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