Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press1 天
RCFP urges New Mexico lawmakers to pass anti-SLAPP bill
In a letter to the New Mexico House of Representatives Consumer & Public Affairs Committee, the Reporters Committee expressed ...
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press3 天
Inside Faye Anderson’s fight to bring transparency to 76ers’ push to build Center City ...
RCFP attorneys are representing the journalist in her effort to access records related to the 76ers’ now-abandoned plans to ...
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press2 天
RCFP statement on White House blocking AP journalists from events
"The White House obviously does not have a legitimate basis for barring Associated Press reporters from events yesterday and ...
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press3 天
Reporters Committee names Leslie Briggs Oklahoma Local Legal Initiative attorney
Briggs is one of five RCFP attorneys who provides pro bono legal support to local journalists and newsrooms as part of the ...
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press4 天
University of Tennessee agrees to settle public records lawsuit, turn over documents
RCFP attorneys represented WBIR anchor John Becker in his lawsuit against the university seeking records related to a federal ...
rcfp4 年
Local Legal Initiative
The Local Legal Initiative provides local news organizations with the direct legal services they need to pursue enterprise and investigative stories in their communities. Reporters Committee attorneys ...
rcfp8 天
Anti-SLAPP Legal Guide
Anti-SLAPP laws provide defendants a way to quickly dismiss meritless lawsuits — known as SLAPPs or strategic lawsuits against public participation — filed against them for exercising speech, press, ...
rcfp13 年
Regulation of violent video games sales to minors violates First Amendment
On the final day of its term, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attempt to carve out another category of speech from First Amendment protection, striking down a California restriction on the sale or ...
rcfp3 年
Introduction to the Reporter’s Recording Guide
The Reporter’s Recording Guide provides a summary of the recording laws (which restrict the recording and dissemination of phone calls and in-person conversations) and hidden camera laws (which ...
rcfp12 年
Avoiding libel in satire
From the Fall 2004 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21. From the Fall 2004 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21. Satire, caricature and parody are forms of art that rely on blurring the ...
rcfp6 年
Opinion defense remains a strong tool in defeating defamation claims
From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 29. Several recent dismissals of defamation claims… From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 29. Several recent ...
rcfp9 年
Police bodycam videos: The Wild West of open records requests
Police departments across the nation are implementing body-worn camera programs in an effort to create a more objective record of officers’ activities. As recent news events have proved, these videos ...