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Sunshine Week 2019: Thanks to the transparency community, public records reporting is stronger than ever
For a law associated with sunshine, the Freedom of Information Act hasn’t had much time in the limelight. Long considered…
March 12, 2019
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JPat Brown
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Celebrate open government March 10-16 with Sunshine Week 2019
Reporters Committee Policy Director Rick Blum: Every week should be Sunshine Week Every year, the news industry comes together to…
March 7, 2019
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Anna G. Bahn
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Reporters Committee seeks to intervene and unseal court records in case before the Second Circuit
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a motion to intervene and unseal court documents in John Doe…
March 6, 2019
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Pariss Briggs
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Court rules in favor of public access to NYPD bodycam footage
Law enforcement transparency secured a win Tuesday when a New York appellate court ruled that New York Police Department body…
February 21, 2019
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Pariss Briggs
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Completely sealed New York Supreme Court case challenges public’s right of access
Anonymous v. Anonymous reportedly involves legal action to compel a journalist to reveal a confidential source Editor's Note: The judge…
February 12, 2019
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Pariss Briggs
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How keeping electronic surveillance records sealed threatens journalists, source communications
In 2010, the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the content of then-Fox News reporter James Rosen's personal emails using a…
February 8, 2019
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Pariss Briggs
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Reporters Committee urges court to unseal settlement records in Louisiana police-involved shooting
Media organizations are calling for transparency around a settlement agreement reached following an alleged police-involved shooting in Louisiana. In 2014,…
February 7, 2019
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Pariss Briggs
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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…
November 16, 2018
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