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City of Memphis releases new videos related to Tyre Nichols’s fatal beating
The recordings were released after a media coalition, represented by an RCFP attorney, successfully challenged court orders prohibiting their disclosure.
February 7, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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Local Legal Initiative
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Arizona bill targeting ‘swatting’ could raise First Amendment concerns
The bill could raise concerns for public interest news reporting and free speech more broadly, but there's an easy fix.
February 5, 2024
By
Emily Hockett
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First Amendment
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In Texas, a disastrous ruling for journalists’ rights
The ruling concerned qualified immunity for police officers in Laredo, Texas.
January 29, 2024
By
Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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House passes PRESS Act
The PRESS Act is the strongest federal shield legislation proposed to date.
January 22, 2024
By
Gabe Rottman
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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Why is it so hard to access court filings?
A new Supreme Court feature allows anyone to subscribe for email docket alerts.
January 16, 2024
By
Emily Hockett
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Court Access
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Federal judge rejects ICE’s effort to withhold records about Mexican journalist with ‘fatally generic’ justifications
RCFP's Adam Marshall said the court’s decision is a “powerful reminder that transparency is the rule, not the exception."
January 8, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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Freedom of Information
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Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Sewell Chan joins RCFP Steering Committee
Steering Committee members Gail Gove and Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. are also joining RCFP’s Executive Committee.
January 8, 2024
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Reporters Committee
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In the debate over Section 702 reauthorization, one bill is clearly better than the other
Certain provisions in a House Intelligence Committee bill would pose risks to source confidentiality.
December 18, 2023
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Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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On the Docket: A guide to RCFP’s legal guides for journalists
RCFP's Paul McAdoo discusses the Reporters Committee's free legal guides.
December 15, 2023
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Paul McAdoo
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Local Legal Initiative
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Colorado appeals court: Aurora City Council violated Open Meetings Law
The appeals court sided with arguments an RCFP attorney made on behalf of The Sentinel.
December 13, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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