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Lyndsey Wajert joins Reporters Committee’s Technology and Press Freedom Project
Lyndsey Wajert is one of three fellows focusing on issues at the intersection of technology and press freedom.
November 21, 2019
By
Emily Gayton
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RCFP asks US Supreme Court to stop Georgia from copyrighting state code
RCFP attorneys argue that annotations in Georgia’s official code are essential to helping journalists and the public understand the law.
November 1, 2019
By
Emily Gayton
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First Amendment
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Outcome of NY defamation case could impose unrealistic burdens on media
Defamation lawsuit regarding misidentification of a teacher could increase liability and chill reporting.
October 11, 2019
By
Basma Humadi
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Libel and Privacy
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White House can’t revoke journalists’ hard passes ad hoc, court rules
In free press win, federal district judge restores reporter Brian Karem’s White House security credentials
September 24, 2019
By
Jordan Murov-Goodman
and
Gabe Rottman
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Newsgathering
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RCFP, Scripps name first E.W. Scripps Fellow for Press Freedom
First Amendment attorney Shannon Jankowski will advocate for open records in support of watchdog journalism.
September 18, 2019
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Reporters Committee
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North Carolina’s ‘ag-gag’ statute violates First Amendment, chills newsgathering
The ag-gag statute violates the newsgathering rights of journalists and chills reporter-source communications.
September 5, 2019
By
Simren Verma
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Newsgathering
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Overclassification is an even bigger problem in an age of leak-hunting
As the government uses spying laws to prosecute leakers, the problem of overclassification takes on new urgency.
August 26, 2019
By
Adelia Henderson
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Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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Reporters Committee: White House must restore Brian Karem’s credentials
First Amendment and due process require the White House restore Playboy correspondent’s credentials, RCFP argues.
August 22, 2019
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Reporters Committee
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Appeals court rules Baltimore police mandatory non-disclosure agreements unconstitutional
Court rules in favor of a police misconduct victim who lost half of her settlement after speaking to the media.
July 24, 2019
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Katie Beth Nichols
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Newsgathering
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UVA Law School relaunches First Amendment Clinic
Funded as ongoing legacy of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and taught by RCFP.
July 1, 2019
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Reporters Committee
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