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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
By
lserino
Categorized in
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
By
Emily Hockett
Categorized in
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
By
Gillian Vernick
and
Jenna Monnin
Categorized in
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
Categorized in
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
By
Gabe Rottman
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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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
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
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
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
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
By
Chris Young
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Freedom of Information
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