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RCFP’s 2023 year in review
RCFP's work in 2023 helped journalists keep the public informed, hold government accountable, and strengthen press protections.
December 8, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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Court Access
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DC high court issues concerning anti-SLAPP ruling
As RCFP Legal Fellow Emily Hockett writes, the opinion "gutted vital protections against meritless and abusive lawsuits."
October 30, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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US Supreme Court will take up First Amendment limits on retaliatory arrests
Retaliatory arrests are a dangerously attractive tool for officers hoping to dam the free flow of information to the public.
October 23, 2023
By
Grayson Clary
Categorized in
First Amendment
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Molina v. Book
Court: U.S. Supreme Court Date Filed: Oct. 12, 2023 Background: In 2015, attorneys Sarah Molina and Christina Vogel attended a…
October 16, 2023
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
First Amendment
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First Amendment looms large at this week’s ‘long conference’
The Supreme Court will review a number of petitions that could have significant implications for the press.
September 25, 2023
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Emily Hockett
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First Amendment
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RCFP, media coalition urge Supreme Court to make live audio permanent
By all measures, the Supreme Court’s experiment with live argument audio has been a runaway success.
September 18, 2023
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Grayson Clary
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Court Access
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RCFP to Supreme Court: Practice of live audio streaming oral arguments should be made permanent
RCFP and 62 media organizations argue that live audio streaming “unequivocally benefits the public and the press.”
September 13, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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Court Access
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Montana’s TikTok ban poses significant First Amendment problems
RCFP recently filed a brief urging a federal district court to strike down the TikTok ban as unlawful.
August 7, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
Categorized in
First Amendment
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Term in review: How a free press fared at the Supreme Court
This year saw important First Amendment victories and dangerous close calls.
July 26, 2023
By
Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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Supreme Court narrowly interprets bar on ‘encouraging’ unlawful immigration
It's a positive result, but not one entirely free of lingering concern.
July 6, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
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First Amendment
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