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Supreme Court reaffirms corporate speech freedoms in Montana case
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Montana ban on corporations’ political contributions today, reaffirming on the state level its…By RCFPCategorized in Prior restraint -
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Justice Department opposes release of "targeted killing" records
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion for summary judgment Wednesday in a federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit,…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Supreme Court ruling avoids constitutionality of FCC's indecency policy
In a narrowly decided opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously threw out millions of dollars in fines the Federal Communications…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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Court denies ESPN access to NCAA investigation records under FERPA
The Ohio Supreme Court denied ESPN, Inc. access to certain records relating to the NCAA's investigation of Ohio State University…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Google report: Government agency requests for content removal and user data rise globally and in U.S.
Requests from government agencies in the U.S. to remove Internet content and reveal more information about online users continues to…By RCFPCategorized in Content restrictions -
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Federal appeals court affirms right to access voter registration applications
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond (4th Cir.) affirmed today that Virginia election officials violated the National Voter Registration…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Oregon Supreme Court recognizes public right to view trial exhibits, but leaves to courts' discretion
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the Boy Scouts of America cannot prevent the release of court documents introduced in…By RCFPCategorized in Court access -
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Journalist may intervene to challenge gag order in terrorism trial
A federal appellate court ruled Monday that a Texas journalist had standing to challenge a lower court’s gag order in…By RCFPCategorized in Prior restraint -
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Penn. court holds agency wrongfully ignored records request because they were requested incorrectly
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held Monday that written requests for records that do not comply with certain agency-specific request policies…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Ill. judge rules officials' tweets, texts, and e-mail messages about public business are public records
Electronic communications -- specifically tweets, text and e-mail messages -- between city officials discussing public business are subject to the…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information