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Appeals court rules government must release drone memo
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Department of Justice must release a memo on the legal basis for… -
Letter to Home Affairs Committee (U.K.)
The Reporters Committee submitted a letter, joined by 12 news organizations, to the U.K. parliament's Home Affairs Committee in advance…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
Media coalition urges better protection of First Amendment rights in NSA, FISA court matters
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, joined by 36 other news media organizations, filed public comments calling on… -
President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies
A coalition of news media organizations submitted comments to the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, which President Obama…By RCFPCategorized in Newsgathering -
FISA court orders government to review for declassification opinions on NSA spying
The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) ordered the government today to take specific steps to declassify opinions regarding the… -
Secret surveillance court's ruling paves the way for public disclosure of Yahoo's 2008 fight against PRISM
An order Monday from the United States’ secret surveillance court has brought several documents a step closer to being made… -
Appellate court rules Osama bin Laden death photos can be withheld under FOIA
Photographs and video taken as part of the U.S. military raid that killed Osama bin Laden were properly withheld under… -
Reporters question Pentagon's harsher approach to national security leaks
The Pentagon Press Association is awaiting a response to a letter submitted to the Pentagon outlining journalists' concerns over the… -
Federal judge denies request to make government report on PATRIOT Act public
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI may keep classified a report to… -
Judge denies request for bin Laden death photos and video
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has denied a request to order the U.S. government to publicly release photographs and…