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X Corp. v. Bonta
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: Feb. 21, 2024 Background: In September 2022, California Gov.…
February 26, 2024
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Chris Young
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First Amendment
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Martinez v. ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: Feb. 8, 2024 Background: In 2021, Kim Carter Martinez…
February 20, 2024
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Chris Young
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Libel and Privacy
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At the high court this week, an important case for immigration reporting
Does the federal bar on encouraging unlawful immigration violate the First Amendment?
March 27, 2023
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Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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United States v. Hansen
Court: U.S. Supreme Court Date Filed: Feb. 23, 2023 Update: On June 23, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld —…
February 23, 2023
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Chris Young
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In Re Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest, Inc. v. U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: Feb. 7, 2023 Background: In December 2022, the U.S.…
February 14, 2023
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Chris Young
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Amin v. Winslow
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: Jan. 20, 2023 Background: In September 2020, author Don…
January 23, 2023
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Chris Young
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Supreme Court takes up First Amendment immigration case
Does a law that bars knowingly “encourag[ing]" someone to enter the U.S. illegally violate the First Amendment?
December 19, 2022
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Emily Hockett
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First Amendment
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Government can’t keep surveillance orders secret, district court rules in RCFP case
A federal district court's ruling in a case litigated by RCFP attorneys is a significant victory for transparency.
December 12, 2022
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Grayson Clary
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Ninth Circuit rules in favor of tech review website in defamation suit
IPVM, represented by attorneys from RCFP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, was sued over critical reviews about a fever-detection device.
November 16, 2022
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Reporters Committee
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12 years later, recordings of California same-sex marriage trial are finally public
RCFP attorneys have supported KQED’s years-long battle to unseal recordings of the historic same-sex marriage trial.
October 19, 2022
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Chris Young
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