Reporters Committee: Federal court must deny government effort to bar...
Update (June 21, 2020): On June 20, a federal judge denied the government’s request to block the publication and dissemination of John Bolton’s book. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press...
View ArticleReporters Committee urges court to reject request to block book by President...
Update (July 1, 2020): On July 1, a New York appellate court vacated the restraining order against Simon & Schuster. The Reporters Committee is urging a New York state court to reject an...
View ArticleTrump’s efforts to block publication of books highlights concerns about prior...
So far this summer, President Trump and members of his family have made several attempts to prevent the publication of high-profile books offering an inside look at the president and his...
View ArticleCalifornia city backs down from misguided ‘hacking’ lawsuit against bloggers
Suppose you want to visit a website to learn what might be hosted there. No one sent you an invitation or rolled out a red carpet; on the other hand, no one told you not to click, and no password...
View ArticleDOJ drops John Bolton pre-publication review lawsuit
In a one-sentence filing on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to dismiss its civil case against former National Security Adviser John Bolton seeking to seize the proceeds of his memoir,...
View ArticleLatest statement on unconstitutional prior restraint against New York Times
Update: During a hearing on Nov. 23, the trial court declined to lift the prior restraint against the New York Times while the court continues to deliberate. “It is deeply troubling that this court is...
View ArticlePennsylvania township drops fight to silence local journalist
A township in southeastern Pennsylvania has dropped its lawsuit seeking to silence a local journalist’s reporting about an outside law firm’s investigation into sexual harassment allegations against a...
View ArticleLA judge greenlights dangerous prior restraint in LAPD photo controversy
In a concerning ruling this month, a California Superior Court judge allowed the city of Los Angeles to move forward with a lawsuit seeking to claw back police personnel records that the city itself...
View ArticleRCFP challenges request for prior restraint in Georgia criminal case against...
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is strongly objecting to the state of Georgia’s proposal that the court hearing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump and other...
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RCFP’s 2023 year in review
Since its founding in 1970, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has enjoyed many successful years providing free legal support to protect First Amendment freedoms and the newsgathering...
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