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Case history; Prior: 816 F.2d 730, opinion modified and rehearing denied, 831 F.2d 1124 (D.C. Cir. 1987) (reversed): Holding; Disclosure of the contents of an FBI rap-sheet to a third party "could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy" within the meaning of Exemption 7(C), and therefore is prohibited by that Exemption
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 445 U.S. 136 (1980), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the Freedom of Information Act. The Supreme Court ruled that Henry Kissinger was not required under the Act to turn over transcripts of phone conversations he made as an adviser to President Richard Nixon.
In addition to litigation [30] and filing amicus curie briefs, [31] Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press supports freedom of information in the United States through a number of free legal resources for those who gather and report the news. The Legal Hotline is available to journalists and media lawyers with legal questions.
The Reporters Committee to launch Local Legal Initiative in Indiana to provide free legal support for local journalists and news organizations.
Okeson-Haberman was an investigative political reporter for National Public Radio. She was killed by a bullet that entered her apartment through a window. [94] March 19, 2022 Sierra Jenkins: The Virginian-Pilot: Norfolk, Virginia: The 25-year-old reporter was one of two people killed when gunfire erupted outside a popular Norfolk, Va. nightspot ...
In the case of U.S. Rep. Scott Perry and the efforts of York County media outlets to gain access to a search warrant and supporting documents that resulted in the FBI seizing his cell phone in ...
The reporters lost their case by a vote of 5–4. This case is cited for the rule that in federal courts, a reporter may not generally avoid testifying in a criminal grand jury, and is one of a limited number of cases [2] [3] in which the U.S. Supreme Court has considered the use of reporters' privilege.
Attorneys for the nonprofit Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a motion in July asking the court to unseal the records, on behalf of the independent technology journalist Jacob ...