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Campus police records should be open to the public, coalition argues
RCFP joined the Brechner Center & 8 others in asking the Utah Supreme Court to make campus police records public.Categorized in Freedom of Information
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Basey v. Alaska
Update: On April 24, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that state trooper disciplinary records are confidential as a matter of law, based…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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National Lawyers Guild v. City of Hayward
Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a coalition of 33 media organizations Court:…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
Washingtonians have a right to access state lawmakers’ records
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a coalition of 16 media organizations are supporting The Associated Press…Categorized in Freedom of Information
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Associated Press et al. v. Washington State Legislature et al.
The Reporters Committee and 16 media organizations filed an amicus brief in Associated Press et al. v. Washington State Legislature et…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader
Update: On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed and remanded the lower court's decision. "[W]here commercial or financial…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
Reporters Committee secures FOIA win in case to uncover details on FBI impersonation of documentary filmmakers
Q&A: What the Reporters Committee’s recent FOIA win means for the public and journalists The U.S. District Court for the…Categorized in Freedom of Information
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Better Government Association v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago
The Reporters Committee filed an amicus letter in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, in support of Better Government…Categorized in Prior Restraint -
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Interior Department’s FOIA proposal faces scrutiny from the Reporters Committee
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 39 news media organizations have submitted comments opposing changes to the…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
Reporters Committee continues fight for public access to electronic surveillance court records
RCFP, BuzzFeed journalist push for greater public access to judicial records in closed investigations concerning three types of electronic surveillance…Categorized in Court Access
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