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Reporters Committee: Louisiana AG’s lawsuit against reporter ‘goes against the spirit of Louisiana’s public records law’
Such lawsuits intimidate members of the press, public who ask questions about what their government is doing and how.
February 8, 2021
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Facebook Oversight Board issues its first decisions
Its decisions largely hinged on interpretations of Facebook's policies, though some language the Board used echoed First Amendment law.
February 8, 2021
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Mailyn Fidler
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Reporters Committee to expand work with law school clinics in 2021
Legal Clinic Fund, Lodestar Foundation, Press Freedom Defense Fund grants to support journalists’ legal needs and law students’ experience
February 4, 2021
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Reporters Committee attorneys seek to unseal All Writs Act orders in three federal courts
RCFP attorneys are representing Forbes and one of its editors in their efforts to unseal the surveillance orders.
February 3, 2021
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Matt Kristoffersen
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Do Trump’s app bans have a future under President Biden?
It now falls to the Biden administration to decide whether to keep defending Trump's orders banning TikTok, WeChat.
February 1, 2021
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Grayson Clary
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Third Circuit unseals transcript, recording of argument in boarding school case
RCFP attorneys sought the unsealing on behalf of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
January 28, 2021
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Jessica Blake
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Reporters Committee reviews Judge Merrick Garland’s record on media law cases
President Biden has nominated the federal appeals court judge to serve as the next U.S. attorney general.
January 27, 2021
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SolarWinds hack could stunt movement toward greater judicial transparency
Changes in response to the SolarWinds hack could delay efforts to increase transparency of electronic surveillance records.
January 25, 2021
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Mailyn Fidler
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Parler is gone for now — but its data is here to stay
Researchers working to archive Parler’s public content before it was lost or deleted have exposed apparent data security lapses.
January 17, 2021
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Grayson Clary
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Reporters Committee legal hotline available for inauguration coverage
The free hotline will work with criminal defense attorneys in D.C. and 10 states in preparation for armed protests.
January 15, 2021
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