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Reporters Committee attorneys help win Oklahoma lawsuit over delayed release of records related to 2014 botched execution
Earlier this month, an Oklahoma judge ruled that the Governor’s Office and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) violated the…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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With help of Reporters Committee attorneys, journalists win lawsuit to release planning documents that shed light on law enforcement actions during Charlottesville rally
Following a lawsuit brought by two freelance journalists represented by attorneys from the Reporters Committee, the public will have access…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Shining a light on communities through public information
This post originally appeared on the Association of Health Care Journalists’s “Covering Health” blog here. In honor of Sunshine Week, AHCJ…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Nevada Supreme Court rules order barring news outlets from reporting on public autopsy record is an unconstitutional prior restraint
On Tuesday, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that an order barring the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Associated Press from disseminating…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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Washington state lawmakers slam the door on the public and open government
On Friday, the Washington state legislature approved an “emergency” secrecy law exempting itself from Washington’s Public Records Act. David…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Public has a First Amendment right to access sentencing records for Connecticut man
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging a Connecticut judge to unseal two court records related to…Categorized in Court Access -
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Nevada court’s order barring news outlets from reporting on public autopsy record is an unconstitutional prior restraint
A Nevada court’s ruling that the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Associated Press must destroy and stop reporting on an autopsy…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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Georgia law does not mandate that all public records that could be exempt from disclosure be kept private, Reporters Committee argues
On Monday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and three media organizations submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Public has a right to information about safety plans for Charlottesville rally that turned violent, Reporters Committee argues
On Tuesday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press opposed the efforts of the City of Charlottesville and two…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Freedom of Information -
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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals side with Reporters Committee in FBI impersonation lawsuit
On Friday, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sided with the Reporters Committee and the Associated Press, overturning…Categorized in Freedom of Information