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A local DA in Oregon served Hanna Merzbach a subpoena at a cafe. An RCFP attorney made it go away.
“It’s really nice to know I have a lawyer in my back pocket if I need it."
June 1, 2022
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Chris Young
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Hotline
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In Supreme Court’s shadow, another important ruling for free speech online
If SCOTUS lets Texas’s content-moderation law stay in effect, the result will be a significant shift in internet law.
May 31, 2022
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Grayson Clary
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Content Restrictions
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RCFP, PNA letter to Pennsylvania Supreme Court highlights barriers to accessing court records
A coalition led by RCFP, PNA raises concerns about restrictions on public access to criminal court records in several counties.
May 24, 2022
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Reporters Committee
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Court Access
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Federal appeals court decides constitutionality of content preservation in one paragraph
The ruling could potentially authorize the government to force a third party communications provider to copy a reporter’s personal information.
May 23, 2022
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Gillian Vernick
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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In one-sentence ruling, appeals court upends the First Amendment online
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit could reshape online speech nationwide.
May 16, 2022
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Grayson Clary
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Content Restrictions
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Threats against city official prompt Oregon journalist to contact RCFP’s free legal hotline
Calling RCFP’s free legal hotline “really helped me navigate the story to the best of our ability."
May 13, 2022
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Chris Young
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Hotline
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EU poised to impose sweeping social media regulation with Digital Services Act
The Digital Services Act would regulate everything from “dark patterns” and algorithms to public safety threats and illegal content.
May 9, 2022
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Gillian Vernick
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Content Restrictions
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Reporters Committee analyzes the state of U.S. press freedom in 2021
On World Press Freedom Day, RCFP launched a four-part newsletter series analyzing press freedom violations documented in 2021.
May 3, 2022
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Reporters Committee
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Special Analysis
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For data journalists, an important legal victory
The Ninth Circuit recently held that scraping a publicly available website doesn’t violate the federal anti-hacking law.
May 2, 2022
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Grayson Clary
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Newsgathering
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Media coalition condemns LA County sheriff’s threat to investigate LA Times reporter
In a letter to LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, RCFP called his threats “an affront to the First Amendment.”
April 28, 2022
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Reporters Committee
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First Amendment
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