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New Jersey Supreme Court says attorney general has authority to publish reports about police officer misconduct
RCFP argued that access to the names of officers sanctioned for disciplinary violations allows journalists to report on misconduct.view more
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Supreme Court narrows scope of federal computer crime law
The Supreme Court's opinion credited arguments RCFP made in a friend-of-the-court brief.By Gabe RottmanCategorized in Newsgatheringview more
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RCFP statement on Justice Department policy change barring seizure of source information from reporters in leak hunts
The policy change follows revelations that DOJ officials under Presidents Trump and Biden sought to secretly seize reporters’ email records.view more
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Reporters Committee statement on USA Today internet records subpoena
The FBI is demanding information from Gannett that could identify the readers of a USA Today article.view more
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Reporters Committee statement on Trump Justice Department obtaining New York Times journalists’ phone records
The Washington Post and CNN reported last month that their journalists’ communications were also seized by Trump’s DOJ.view more
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Press groups support access to FISA court documents
The Reporters Committee argues that the history of the FISA courts strongly recommends a public right of access.By Gabe RottmanCategorized in Court Accessview more
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California city backs down from misguided ‘hacking’ lawsuit against bloggers
The city of Fullerton has abandoned a lawsuit that had dangerous implications for data journalism.view more
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Reporters Committee statement on Trump Justice Department obtaining CNN journalist’s phone, email records
The Trump administration’s efforts to intrude into reporter-source relationships is more sweeping than we originally thought.view more
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Justice Department subpoenas journalists’ phone records
The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump delayed notifying the journalists before pursuing their records.view more
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Two news outlets sue for access to Colorado police training database
This is the first lawsuit filed by RCFP attorneys as part of the Local Legal Initiative in Colorado.view more