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Courthouse News Service
March 1, 2018
WASHINGTON (CN) – A federal judge has opened the door for the public to access certain sealed government documents related to surveillance in closed criminal cases. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press brought their lawsuit to access such information in 2013 with Jason Leopold,Ãâà...
The 74
February 28, 2018
“You can't have a contract that overrides what's required by a law,” said Adam Marshall of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. “I find all of that kind of disturbing.” In August, The Oregonian published an investigative report that followed five months of efforts by reporter Bethany Barnes toÃâà...
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
February 20, 2018
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging a Connecticut judge to unseal two court records related to the sentencing of a man convicted of sex trafficking a minor and possessing heroin with intent to distribute. In the case, United States v. Gomez, the Reporters Committee is representingÃâà...
Hollywood Reporter
February 17, 2018
The Post co-screenwriter Josh Singer, noting that the monetary prizes awarded by the various non-profit organizations supporting Humanitas are donated to charitable causes, suggested that the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press might be a worthy recipient given the current White HouseÃâà...
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
February 14, 2018
Today, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Nevada Press Association filed an amicus brief in support of the news outlets, arguing that demanding they destroy the records and stop reporting on them constitutes a prior restraint and infringes upon the news outlets' First Amendment rights.
Columbia Journalism Review
February 13, 2018
... donated another $1 million to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. The Democracy Fund (also backed by Omidyar) threw in an additional $800,000 for legal support. In his first year in office, Trump has attacked the press relentlessly, describing critical media outlets as the enemy of the American people, fakeÃâà...
The Intercept
February 7, 2018
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed an amicus brief and recruited 18 major media organizations to join it. The judges of the Hillman Prize issued a statement of support that was signed by hundreds. And I received words of encouragement and offers of assistance from numerousÃâà...
Columbia Journalism Review
February 5, 2018
Katie Townsend, litigation director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: “One of the most commonly misunderstood aspects of the First Amendment is that it only applies to government action. It doesn't apply to private actors, so a social-media platform, for example, can't violate the FirstÃâà...
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
February 2, 2018
On Friday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University urged a federal judge to deny a request from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement toÃâà...
