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3 Freedom of the Press Cases
Missouri
Feb 2023
![Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. United States of America](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. United States of America
Status: Ongoing
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![Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. United States of America](https://www.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Missouri
Freedom of the Press
Prisoners' Rights
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. United States of America
Feb 2023
Status: Ongoing
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May 2019
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Sandvig v. Barr — Challenge to CFAA Prohibition on Uncovering Racial Discrimination Online
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which makes it a federal crime to access a computer in a manner that “exceeds authorized access.” This provision of the law often prohibits and chills academics, researchers, and journalists from testing for discrimination on the internet. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in June 2016. The plaintiffs are academic researchers, computer scientists, and journalists who wish to investigate companies’ online practices through standard academic and journalistic techniques, but are limited by the terms of service of target websites.
Status: Ongoing
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Freedom of the Press
+2 Issues
Sandvig v. Barr — Challenge to CFAA Prohibition on Uncovering Racial Discrimination Online
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which makes it a federal crime to access a computer in a manner that “exceeds authorized access.” This provision of the law often prohibits and chills academics, researchers, and journalists from testing for discrimination on the internet. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in June 2016. The plaintiffs are academic researchers, computer scientists, and journalists who wish to investigate companies’ online practices through standard academic and journalistic techniques, but are limited by the terms of service of target websites.
May 2019
Status: Ongoing
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