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NYPD records show pattern of officer misconduct related to domestic violence, THE CITY reports

A newly released tranche of New York City Police Department disciplinary records reveals that the agency has dealt with a ...
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RCFP statement on FBI’s newly unsealed justification for seizing reporter’s electronic devices

On Friday night, a federal court in Virginia unsealed a redacted version of the search warrant affidavit that provides the FBI’s sworn statement justifying its request to search the home of Washington ...
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RCFP statement on arrests of journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort

To our knowledge, it's unprecedented for the Justice Department to deploy the federal laws it has previously cited in this case against journalistic activity.” ...
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Newly obtained records undermine RFK Jr. testimony to Congress, The Guardian and AP report

The Guardian and The Associated Press have obtained documents that undermine Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s testimony to Congress ...
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Immigration Reporting Legal Guide

While immigration has been a contested public policy issue at various points in U.S. history, recent changes to immigration policy have heightened public attention on the subject. As a result, many ...
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Palmer v. Oklahoma City

Represented by an RCFP attorney, Oklahoma Watch and reporter Jennifer Palmer accuse the police of violating the Open Records ...
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RCFP analyzes Florida legislation aimed at revisiting defamation law

The legislation was introduced after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable discussion on defamation law. (AP photo by Wilfredo Lee) Update: After the defamation legislation failed to pass, ...
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We FOIA’d every federal agency for their ‘Glomar’ responses. Here’s what we learned.

This March 19, 1975, file photo shows the Hughes Glomar Explorer, a 618-foot-long salvage ship built by the eccentric industrialist Howard Hughes, at the Long Beach harbor dock in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Google uses a lot of water in Oregon’s city of The Dalles. Soon we’ll know how much.

Updates: Following the settlement reached between The Oregonian and the city of The Dalles, a Google spokesperson told the Associated Press that the tech company would no longer seek to protect its ...
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Encryption of police radio poses dilemma for local governments, journalists

The debate over police radio encryption shows how technology is relevant to First Amendment questions even at the local level. Local governments are starting to encrypt routine police radio ...
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Amid Black Lives Matter protests, a crushing moment for journalists facing record attacks, arrests at the hands of law enforcement

Police aggressions against journalists covering the protests have proved to be an inflection point for violence against the news media. Ignited by the May 26 police killing of George Floyd, the 2020 ...
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Public radio journalist Josie Huang reaches $700,000 settlement with LA County, Sheriff’s Department

A screen capture from Josie Huang's cellphone recording shows sheriff's deputies moments after they tackled the journalist to the ground on Sept. 12, 2020. (Courtesy of Josie Huang) Josie Huang, a ...