U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Date Filed: Sept. 19, 2022 Update: On Aug. 16, 2023, the…

Local news outlets, represented by RCFP attorneys, successfully challenged the healthcare workers’ use of pseudonyms in court.

RCFP examines how lower courts have implemented the Supreme Court's 2018 decision in a case concerning location surveillance.

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Date Filed: Dec. 15, 2021 Update: On April 25, 2022, the…

Case Number: 1:21-cv-00242-JDL Court: U.S. District Court, District of Maine Clients: Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel,…

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Date Filed: June 25, 2021 Updates: On May 17, 2022, the…

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Date Filed: April 12, 2021 Background: In December 2018, Jill Lepore,…

Warrantless, long-term, targeted surveillance can chill newsgathering and impair the ability of reporters to guarantee source confidentiality.

RCFP had urged the court to rule the state’s ban on such recording unconstitutional.