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Reporters Committee: Justice Department’s probes into Minneapolis, Louisville police must investigate treatment of press
RCFP is urging AG Merrick Garland to “examine whether force, arrests … have been misused to chill legitimate journalistic work.”
April 29, 2021
By
Matt Kristoffersen
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First Amendment
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RCFP, Knight Institute urge Attorney General Merrick Garland to ensure FOIA compliance
Citing long-standing concerns about the federal government’s handling of public records requests, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…
March 12, 2021
By
Chris Young
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Freedom of Information
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Reporters Committee attorneys represent journalist seeking to unseal surveillance orders
Forbes and one of its reporters are petitioning federal courts in California, Pennsylvania and Washington to release the orders.
February 16, 2021
By
Grayson Clary
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Court Access
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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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Reporters Committee
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Special Analysis
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This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: July 12, 2020
Here’s what the staff of the Technology and Press Freedom Project at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…
July 13, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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Policy
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DC Circuit reverses district court ruling on unsealing electronic surveillance records
RCFP, BuzzFeed’s Jason Leopold have been fighting for years for greater public access to electronic surveillance court records.
July 8, 2020
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Sabrina Conza
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Court Access
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