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United States v. Sultanov
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Date Filed: Oct. 3, 2023 Background: In March 2022,…
October 3, 2023
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lserino
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First Amendment
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The not-so-hypothetical risk of suppression at the heart of the Hansen case
RCFP Legal Fellow Emily Hockett breaks down oral arguments in U.S. v. Hansen.
April 3, 2023
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Emily Hockett
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First Amendment
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Eighth Circuit considers constitutionality of electronic device border searches
The border search question has split federal circuits.
July 25, 2022
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Gillian Vernick
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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
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Chris Young
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First Amendment
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ICE implements policy limiting demands for information from or about journalists, but it still needs work
A look at the pros and cons of the policy recently implemented by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
July 11, 2022
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Gabe Rottman
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Immigration
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Federal judge orders border agency to release records related to Twitter unmasking
RCFP sued CBP in 2018 for records concerning the agency’s effort to identify the person behind an anonymous Twitter account.
October 25, 2021
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Chris Young
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Freedom of information
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Alasaad v. Wolf
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University,…
August 7, 2020
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Chris Young
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Protecting sources and materials
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Case Number: 19-cv-02401 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Clients: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press,…
August 8, 2019
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Chris Young
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