First Amendment
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Texas Open Meetings Act does not unconstitutionally restrain government officials’ speech, Reporters Committee argues
Washington, D.C. — The Framers of the U.S. Constitution did not intend the First Amendment to protect government officials’ ability… -
Missouri city’s funeral protest ordinance unconstitutional
Less than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment protects a fringe church’s angry, anti-gay… -
Reporters Committee position that governance is not speech prevails at high court
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that requiring elected officials to recuse themselves from governance votes on issues where they… -
Reporters Committee applauds Supreme Court ruling that even repugnant speech must be protected
Noting that even the most repugnant speech must be afforded the same protection as any other statement, the Reporters Committee… -
Legislative voting is governance, not speech, Reporters Committee tells Supreme Court
For Immediate Release: March 1, 2011 Washington, D.C. — Joined by 14 news organizations and the Student Press Law Center,… -
Media groups file Supreme Court brief in video game case
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a friend of the court brief today urging the U.S. Supreme… -
Media groups files brief in military funeral protesters case
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 21 media organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief this week asking the… -
Reporters Committee urges upholding open meetings law
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today urged the entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the… -
FEMA Must Reimburse $105,000 in Legal Fees in Records Dispute
· Story link The Federal Emergency Management Agency will have to reimburse several Florida newspapers $105,000 in legal fees for… -
First Circuit asked to recognize journalists’ First Amendment rights in newsgathering
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston (1st Cir.) to…