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Covering the 2024 elections? RCFP’s free legal resources can help.
Journalists reporting on the 2024 election cycle have access to RCFP’s free legal resources, including our Election Legal Guide.
February 29, 2024
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NewsNation journalist Evan Lambert obtains $80,000 judgment against Ohio city, county
Lambert was represented by attorneys from RCFP and the First Amendment Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
February 7, 2024
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Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Sewell Chan joins RCFP Steering Committee
Steering Committee members Gail Gove and Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. are also joining RCFP’s Executive Committee.
January 8, 2024
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Reporters Committee Local Legal Initiative expands to Indiana
RCFP will hire an attorney to work in Indiana and provide direct pro bono legal support to local journalists.
December 5, 2023
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New fellows join Reporters Committee’s legal team
Zachary Babo, Julia Dacy, Mayeesha Galiba, and Daniela del Rosario Wertheimer will support RCFP’s legal team.
September 28, 2023
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Industry leaders in law, technology, journalism, and philanthropy join ProJourn advisory committee
The advisory committee will provide strategic counsel for the program.
September 20, 2023
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Reporters Committee welcomes three attorneys to legal team
Mara Gassmann will lead RCFP's amicus practice. Elizabeth Soja, Denver Nicks will expand the capacity of the Local Legal Initiative.
September 7, 2023
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Reporters Committee mourns the passing of Hodding Carter III
Carter’s decades of support for RCFP included serving on the organization’s Executive Committee.
May 12, 2023
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Reporters Committee announces 2023 Freedom of the Press Award honorees
Reporters Committee to present awards to Thomas, Minow, Landsberry-Baker, Lattimore, and Johnson, Cook, and Aston on October 11.
April 27, 2023
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RCFP Legal Hotline available for journalists covering 2022 midterm elections
The free Legal Hotline will be staffed by RCFP attorneys in Washington, D.C., and 10 battleground states until polls close.
November 3, 2022
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