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Spotlight PA investigation reveals small number of doctors approving outsize share of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvania
It’s the third data-driven investigation based on records Spotlight PA obtained through successful litigation with free legal ...
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Business Insider investigation into US prisons’ use of attack dogs wins awards, sparks reforms
Students at UVA Law's First Amendment Clinic, run by RCFP attorneys, helped Business Insider access records about prison ...
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RCFP’s 2024 year in review
With the 2024 election behind us, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is looking ahead to Donald Trump’s second term as president and how it will impact press freedom and the public’s ...
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Garcia v. County of Alameda
A law enacted by Alameda County, California, criminalizes the act of reporting on street races and other reckless driving ...
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces federal anti-SLAPP legislation
If you like this post, sign up to get The Nuance newsletter delivered straight to your inbox on the third Sunday of every month! This month, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and ...
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Massachusetts Department of Children and Families v. Mother
Background: During a Juvenile Court proceeding in 2019, Adam Montgomery was granted custody of his four-year-old daughter, Harmony. Later that year, Harmony disappeared, but her disappearance went ...
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In the age of new media, who counts as a journalist?
From the Winter 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 27. Avi Adelman considers himself a journalist.… From the Winter 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 27. Avi Adelman considers ...
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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 ...
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Understanding Anti-SLAPP laws
Short for strategic lawsuits against public participation, SLAPPs have become an all-too-common tool for intimidating and silencing criticism through expensive, baseless legal proceedings. Anti-SLAPP ...
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Work With Us
Opportunities at the Reporters Committee include full-time positions, legal and policy fellowships, internships, and other openings as they are available. Please note application and deadline ...
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More states attempting to seal criminal records
AP Photo by Nam Y. Huh Johnny King, whose 12-year career as an electrical technician ended with a drug arrest… Legislators in several states are attempting to decide what’s more important — the public ...
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A recent decision calls false light outdated
From the Fall 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 22. From the Fall 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 22. After a 1994 series of stories in the Rocky Mountain News about a local ...