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Watergate
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Understanding the legal fight over the Nixon tapes
We look back at the year-long legal fight to secure President Richard Nixon's White House audio recordings.
July 31, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
History
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Nixon’s ghost and why populist attacks against New York Times v. Sullivan fail
At the end of the day, the populist argument for revisiting Sullivan is simply unintuitive.
March 13, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
First Amendment
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Charges of ‘elite’ coastal media bias the clarion call of the censor
An episode in the Nixon administration’s efforts to influence network news coverage offers eerie echoes of anti-tech proposals today.
January 17, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
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Content restrictions
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Mass surveillance threatens reporting that relies on confidential sources
RCFP is arguing for the reversal of a district court decision in a case challenging mass surveillance by NSA.
September 30, 2019
By
Basma Humadi
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Protecting sources and materials
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