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RCFP attorneys file FOIA complaint on behalf of historian seeking 1980 ‘October Surprise’ memo
The complaint calls out the State Department’s failure to respond to a request submitted more than three years ago.
October 29, 2019
By
Basma Humadi
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Freedom of information
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Reporters Committee supports challenge to NYPD effort to delay public access to bodycam footage
Media coalition argues that ‘unreasonable burden’ isn’t enough to deny the release of NYPD bodycam footage under FOIL.
October 25, 2019
By
Emily Gayton
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Freedom of information
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RCFP testimony advocates for repeal of Section 50-a of New York Civil Rights Law
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press submitted testimony on Oct. 21 to the New York Senate Standing Committee…
October 21, 2019
By
Chris Young
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Freedom of information
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Testimony regarding DC’s police bodycam program
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press submitted testimony on Oct. 21 to the Council of the District of…
October 21, 2019
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Chris Young
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Outcome of NY defamation case could impose unrealistic burdens on media
Defamation lawsuit regarding misidentification of a teacher could increase liability and chill reporting.
October 11, 2019
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Basma Humadi
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Libel and privacy
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A close look at the Bryan Carmody case
RCFP examines how & why the FBI was involved in the raid of a San Francisco-based journalist.
October 9, 2019
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Linda Moon
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Melissa Wasser
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Protecting sources and materials
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Reporters Committee: Disclosure of police misconduct records serves public interest
The Reporters Committee and other media organizations argue that public access to police misconduct records is crucial.
October 4, 2019
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Freedom of information
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Rainbow v. WPIX
Update: On Jan. 23, 2020, the New York Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, ruled in favor of WPIX and affirmed the trial…
October 3, 2019
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Libel and privacy
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Center for Investigative Reporting v. US Department of Labor
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District…
September 30, 2019
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Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute v. Obhof
Amicus Brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth…
September 30, 2019
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