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RCFP urges Congress to withdraw subpoena for photojournalist’s records
A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is seeking the phone records of Amy Harris.
December 22, 2021
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Reporters Committee
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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Jan. 6 House committee issues subpoena for three months of photojournalist’s phone records
The request for photojournalist Amy Harris's phone records could be used to identify confidential sources.
December 20, 2021
By
Gabe Rottman
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Gillian Vernick
Categorized in
Protecting Sources and Materials
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Oklahoma journalist uses RCFP legal hotline to connect with attorney, obtain records on police killing of tribal citizen
“A service like this is really important not only for reporters but for the people we do our jobs for.”
December 14, 2021
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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Emails show Missouri officials ready to thank St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter before issuing threats
Officials proposed thanking a reporter for uncovering a data vulnerability on a state website before wrongfully accusing him of "hacking."
December 13, 2021
By
Gillian Vernick
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Newsgathering
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The government’s employee-censorship regime has a new challenger: A former defense secretary
A brewing storm over pre-publication review?
December 6, 2021
By
Grayson Clary
Categorized in
First Amendment
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Reporters Committee Q&A unpacks anti-SLAPP law
"The absence of anti-SLAPP laws would be really damaging to an independent press."
December 3, 2021
By
Kacie Yamamoto
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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Reporters Committee attorneys honored at American Lawyer Industry Awards for advocacy efforts to protect sources
The award recognizes RCFP's work to secure a transformative change in how the DOJ handles investigations involving journalists.
December 3, 2021
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
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Supreme Court to consider whether federal officers can be sued personally for retaliating against exercise of free speech rights
Bivens remedies are a powerful deterrent against law enforcement interfering in newsgathering.
November 22, 2021
By
Gillian Vernick
Categorized in
First Amendment
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Latest statement on unconstitutional prior restraint against New York Times
"It is an outrageous affront to the First Amendment."
November 18, 2021
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Prior Restraint
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Judge: FBI failed to follow news media guidelines during Bryan Carmody raid
“[T]he specter of government misconduct looms over the entire Carmody matter,” the judge wrote.
November 15, 2021
By
Chris Young
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Freedom of Information
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