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New investments in Reporters Committee bolster pro bono legal support for journalists covering the pandemic, protests and 2020 election
More than $1.2 million in combined grants will go toward expanding legal resources. -
Through public records lawsuits, RCFP’s Local Legal Initiative seeks to improve Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law
RCFP attorneys hope that successful public records lawsuits could help shape the state’s law in favor of greater transparency. -
News organizations urge federal court to unseal judicial records in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case
RCFP attorneys argue that there is a substantial public interest in the drug maker’s bankruptcy case. -
What’s in store for technology and press rights in 2021?
RCFP takes stock of what a Biden administration might mean for technology, press rights and the First Amendment. -
Seven years on, congressional oversight of National Security Agency policies is still a slog
Learning how NSA policies have changed is almost as hard as it was before Edward Snowden’s revelations, lawmakers are finding. -
Oregon’s excessive public records fees deter investigative reporting
State agencies have been criticized for charging high fees for public records, blocking the public from accessing information. -
Reporters Committee applauds changes to New York anti-SLAPP law
The legislation improves protections for reporters and others facing frivolous lawsuits intended to intimidate and silence them. -
Reporters Committee launches Local Legal Initiative in Oklahoma to expand legal support for local investigative and enterprise journalism
Oklahoma lawyer Kathryn Gardner joins the Reporters Committee as Local Legal Initiative attorney in the state -
The next legal battle (or three) over location tracking
A 2018 Supreme Court decision has not settled the law on the warrantless seizure and search of cell phone records. -
RCFP, Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association urge Pennsylvania court system to grant journalists access to election lawsuit proceedings
Journalists and the public shouldn’t have to guess at what is happening with legal challenges related to the election.