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Federal court issues win for public access, ending nine-year unsealing effort by journalist and Reporters Committee
A nearly decade-long effort to unseal certain court records related to electronic surveillance ended late last month.
April 11, 2022
By
Samantha Reilly
Categorized in
Court Access
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For Facebook, a week in the limelight
The social media network is facing intense scrutiny in the wake of an outage, whistleblower disclosures and antitrust litigation.
October 13, 2021
By
Grayson Clary
Categorized in
Policy
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Federal judge’s Lafayette Square ruling dismisses damages claims against federal officers
The ruling deals a possible blow to journalists who might sue federal officers for First Amendment violations, including the right-to-record.
June 28, 2021
By
Mailyn Fidler
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Newsgathering
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DOJ drops John Bolton pre-publication review lawsuit
The Bolton suit, which RCFP called "flatly unconstitutional," was one of the more extraordinary moves by the DOJ under former President Trump.
June 21, 2021
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
Prior Restraint
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Federal judge: Editorial interventions by leadership at US Agency for Global Media violate First Amendment
The judge agreed in part with arguments RCFP attorneys made in a friend-of-the-court brief.
November 24, 2020
By
Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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Where the TikTok, WeChat litigation stands
Both cases could have ramifications for the rights of Americans to access foreign traditional media.
October 13, 2020
By
Grayson Clary
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Policy
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Reporters Committee reaches settlement with Justice Department after 5-year FOIA battle
RCFP attorneys helped reporter Dylan Tokar obtain records about how government officials appoint attorneys as corporate watchdogs.
July 17, 2020
By
Courtney Douglas
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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Reporters Committee: Federal court must deny government effort to bar publication of John Bolton’s book
Justice Department lawsuit seeks unconstitutional prior restraint on book’s publisher and booksellers
June 19, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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Prior Restraint
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