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- GIS mapping data is public, California high court rules http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news/gis-mapping-data-public-not-subject-software-fee-california-high-cou 2 comments
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to Supreme Court: Practice of live audio streaming oral arguments should be made permanent https://www.rcfp.org/scotus-live-audio-letter-2023/ 2 comments law
- I’m Gunita Singh, a lawyer fueled by punk rock and heavy metal. To me, the impact of public records is pretty much the most punk thing ever. I’m here to answer your questions about how Freedom of Information laws power a more informed democracy. Ask me anything! https://www.rcfp.org/ 45 comments politics
- Trial court allows police to use "Glomar" response to deny records requests http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news/trial-court-allows-police-use-glomar-response-deny-records-requests 6 comments law
- More than 100,000 people, including 20 Pulitzer Prize winners, signed a petition submitted to President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder urging the administration to rethink its policy of subpoenaing journalists to reveal their sources http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news/free-press-groups-petition-attorney-general-behalf-journalist-james- 37 comments politics
- ACLU sues LAPD for detaining photographers: in 3 separate incidents photographers on public property were detained by the sheriff's deputies, which violated the photographers' First Amendment rights to free expression and their Fourth Amendment rights to be free of unlawful searches and seizures http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=12226 41 comments politics
- Government obstructing access to science data, panel says. The panelists also named the EPA, IPCC, Dept of Energy and FDA as common offenders http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=12180 61 comments science
- An Illinois Circuit Court judge ruled that using that state’s wiretap law to arrest people for recording cops or other public officials in the course of their work is unconstitutional in a case where a man was facing a ridiculous 75 years in prison for doing just that. http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=12153 230 comments politics
- Why are there 12 states where cops can record your voice, but you can not record their voice? http://www.rcfp.org/taping/states.html 3 comments politics
- A Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled that state police incident reports are exempted from public disclosure laws thanks to a state law that excludes investigative files from public record request laws. [The whole system is FUCKED] http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11564 30 comments politics
- Remember Bloomberg, NYTimes and Fox FOIA Suit against the FED for the bailout? Judge says NO, MSM is Silent. Only one article about it. Buried by MSM? http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=10939 6 comments reddit.com
- Veteran's Administration Confiscates Radio Reporter's microphone, headphones and digital recorder | David Schultz, a reporter for WAMU 88.5, the local NPR affiliate, stopped from interviewing patient after public forum. http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=10699 3 comments politics