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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
By
Chris Young
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Court Access
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CoreCivic v. Candide Group
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: Oct. 26, 2021 Update: On Aug. 30, 2022, the…
November 18, 2021
By
Chris Young
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Libel and Privacy
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Epic Games v. Apple
Case Number: 4:20-cv-05640 Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Motion Filed: April 16, 2021 Background: In…
April 20, 2021
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Chris Young
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Court Access
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Twitter v. Paxton
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Date Filed: March 24, 2021 Update: On May 11, 2021,…
March 25, 2021
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Chris Young
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Content Restrictions
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In re application of Forbes Media LLC and Thomas Brewster to unseal court records (CA)
Case Number: 21-80017 Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Clients: Forbes Media LLC, Thomas Brewster Application…
January 25, 2021
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Chris Young
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Another reprieve for President Trump’s Section 230 order
It looks like the future of the Section 230 order will be decided by President Biden, not the courts.
December 21, 2020
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Grayson Clary
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Policy
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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
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Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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Perry v. Hollingsworth
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division Date Filed: May 13, 2020 Update: On July…
May 14, 2020
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Chris Young
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Court Access
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RCFP analysis: Court orders FBI to expunge website records under Privacy Act
The order follows a Ninth Circuit ruling that may be significant in light of recent government efforts to monitor journalists.
January 16, 2020
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Lyndsey Wajert
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Newsgathering
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