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The ruling is the latest victory RCFP attorneys have won on behalf of news outlets challenging the constitutionality of ...
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The public has a First Amendment right to know what’s happening in the courts. When court documents are sealed or reporters are blocked from attending or covering proceedings, it sends a message that ...
In NRA v. Vullo, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed its seminal ruling in a 1963 case, Bantam Books v. Sullivan.
In a Q&A, RCFP’s Paula Knudsen Burke talks about why accessing settlement agreements is a priority for the Pennsylvania Local Legal Initiative.
Update: On Sept. 27, 2024, the district court granted the media coalition’s motion for a preliminary injunction, blocking enforcement of the state’s police buffer zone law. The court found the law ...
Is the warrantless seizure and search of an electronic device constitutional under the border search exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement?
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