Watchdog group sues for access to White House visitor logs
Miranda Fleschert Quicklink December 10, 2009Mere weeks after the White House began publishing select visitor logs online, the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch has sued the U.S. Secret...
View ArticleWhite House press corps criticizes lack of news conferences
Amanda Becker Quicklink February 9, 2010Members of the White House press corps continue to voice their frustrations that the Obama administration has chosen to bypass traditional news conferences in...
View ArticleWhite House asks reporters to stop citing anonymous sources
Christine Beckett Quicklink April 19, 2010White House press correspondents have been asked to stop the practice of citing anonymous government sources in their work, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told...
View ArticleWhite House continues arguing visitor logs are exempt records
Miranda Fleschert Quicklink April 30, 2010The Obama administration is continuing to argue that White House visitor logs are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, despite other district court...
View ArticleWhite House unveils system to create online identities
Mara Zimmerman Feature July 2, 2010The White House is moving forward with a plan that will invite people to create online identities in order to streamline the online transaction process, combat...
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Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Secret Service
May 8, 201205-08-12 Media Amici Brief in Support of Appellee FILED-2.pdfRCFP, along with eleven other organizations, signed on to an amicus brief in a case before the United States Court of Appeals for...
View ArticleAnti-terrorism law infringes First Amendment rights, court finds
Raymond Baldino News May 23, 2012A federal judge in New York recently halted enforcement of a controversial section of an anti-terrorism bill that the court found harms First Amendment rights....
View ArticleFederal judges weigh public access to visitor logs, protection of sensitive...
Lilly Chapa News September 18, 2012Federal appellate court judges Tuesday voiced their concerns that releasing White House visitor logs to an advocacy group could release sensitive information held by...
View ArticleMedia organizations oppose limits on photo access at the White House
Latara Appleby News November 21, 2013Thirty eight media organizations, including the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, joined a letter opposing the limits on photographers' access to White...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush directs relatively broad release of presidential records
Michael Rooney News April 29, 2014Former President George W. Bush has instructed the National Archives to release nine categories of documents from his presidency to the public, a much broader...
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