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E.W. Scripps Company, NBCUniversal News Group to co-present Freedom of the Press Awards
NBC News’s Kristen Welker will host the evening honoring First Amendment champions.
September 12, 2022
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Reporters Committee
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Back to the arcane world of classification markings
Two weeks ago, we brought you what I’m sure readers thought was a barnburner of a post on the meaning of “sensitive…
September 12, 2022
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Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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Less-redacted search warrant records shed new light on investigation into Sen. Richard Burr
RCFP attorneys helped the LA Times unseal records related to the closed insider-trading investigation. Here’s what they reveal.
September 9, 2022
By
Chris Young
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Court Access
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Judge dismisses charges against Oregon journalist April Fonseca Ehrlich
RCFP urged prosecutors to drop charges against April Fonseca Ehrlich, who was arrested in 2020 while reporting on law enforcement.
September 8, 2022
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Reporters Committee
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First Amendment
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Another shot at challenging secret surveillance?
We take a look at a long-running challenge to the National Security Agency’s so-called “Upstream” surveillance.
September 6, 2022
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Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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Why SCI and SAP are annoying acronyms
The terminology is really important, especially right now, as reporters dig into the Mar-a-Lago search.
August 29, 2022
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Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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Spotlight PA wins court battle over access to state medical marijuana data
Spotlight PA, represented by an RCFP attorney, has spent months fighting to access data about Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program.
August 24, 2022
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Ceoli Jacoby
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Freedom of Information
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So you want to unseal a warrant
In the wake of the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search, we explain how federal courts usually approach public access to warrant materials.
August 22, 2022
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Grayson Clary
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Court Access
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Nebraska investigation into suspected medication abortion suggests hidden threats to press freedom post-Dobbs
The case shows how the new patchwork of abortion laws could ensnare the press.
August 15, 2022
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Gabe Rottman
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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Prison contractor paid $200,000 to settle wrongful death lawsuit, newly unsealed records show
Attorneys from RCFP, Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic supported York Daily Record in effort to obtain settlement details
August 12, 2022
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Ceoli Jacoby
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Court Access
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