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City of Memphis releases new videos related to Tyre Nichols’s fatal beating
The recordings were released after a media coalition, represented by an RCFP attorney, successfully challenged court orders prohibiting their disclosure.
February 7, 2024
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Local Legal Initiative
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Everything you need to know about ‘actual malice’
RCFP explains what actual malice really means, how the legal standard benefits journalists and the public, and more.
June 20, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
and
Chris Young
Categorized in
First Amendment
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The Twitter decision is about more than the internet
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Twitter v. Taamneh is important for journalists, writes RCFP's Gabe Rottman.
May 30, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
Content Restrictions
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We missed a bunch of long-forgotten leak hunts
Three weeks ago, this newsletter had a piece reporting that CIA Director William J. Burns wrote to Jim Scott, the son of…
May 22, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
National Security
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New obstacles for Florida defamation bills
The proposals are receiving strong pushback from conservative politicians and media outlets.
April 17, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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How a politically motivated tax charge led to New York Times v. Sullivan
Gabe Rottman tells the human story behind the landmark Supreme Court decision that strengthened protections for the news media.
March 20, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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Nixon’s ghost and why populist attacks against New York Times v. Sullivan fail
At the end of the day, the populist argument for revisiting Sullivan is simply unintuitive.
March 13, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
First Amendment
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Charges of ‘elite’ coastal media bias the clarion call of the censor
An episode in the Nixon administration’s efforts to influence network news coverage offers eerie echoes of anti-tech proposals today.
January 17, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
Content Restrictions
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Palin v. The New York Times Company
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Date Filed: Dec. 15, 2022 Background: In June 2017, former Alaska…
December 21, 2022
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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Secret Service must allow journalists covering inauguration to carry personal protective equipment
Update (Jan. 20, 2021): In an email response Tuesday night, the chief counsel of the U.S. Secret Service said the…
January 19, 2021
By
Chris Young
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Newsgathering
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