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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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Molina v. Book
Court: U.S. Supreme Court Date Filed: Oct. 12, 2023 Background: In 2015, attorneys Sarah Molina and Christina Vogel attended a…
October 16, 2023
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
First Amendment
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Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Reynolds
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Date Filed: April 19, 2023 Background: In 2021, Iowa enacted a…
April 24, 2023
By
Chris Young
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Newsgathering
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Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Reynolds
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Date Filed: Aug. 15, 2022 Background: In 2019, the Iowa state…
August 24, 2022
By
Chris Young
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Newsgathering
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Eighth Circuit considers constitutionality of electronic device border searches
The border search question has split federal circuits.
July 25, 2022
By
Gillian Vernick
and
Jenna Monnin
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First Amendment
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United States v. Xiang
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Date Filed: July 20, 2022 Update: On May 5, 2023, a…
July 21, 2022
By
Chris Young
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First Amendment
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Media coalition urges US Supreme Court to recognize the right to record
RCFP filed a brief arguing that a meaningful right to document policing is of exceptional importance to the public.
August 23, 2021
By
Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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Faulk v. Leyshock
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Date Filed: July 2, 2021 Update: On April 6, 2022, the…
July 15, 2021
By
Chris Young
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Ness v. City of Bloomington
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Date Filed: Sept. 25, 2020 Update: On Sept. 2, 2021, the…
September 25, 2020
By
Chris Young
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First Amendment
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Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Vaught
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 23 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…
June 4, 2020
By
Chris Young
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