First Amendment Foundation Lucy Morgan Award for Open Gov. Reporting Winners

Lucy Morgan Award for Open Government Reporting

2017: Carol Marbin Miller and Audra Burch, Miami Herald, Fight Club

2018: Kathleen McGory and Neil Bedi, Tampa Bay Times, Heartbroken

Legal Battle Over Releasing Name Of Officer Who Killed Tony McDade Continues

WFSU by Rayan Dailey July 14, 2020 The legal battle over whether to release the name of the Tallahassee police officer who shot and killed Tony McDade in May continued Monday. The Florida … Keep reading

Lawyers for city, media: Marsy’s Law doesn’t shield name of officer who killed Tony McDade

Tallahassee Democrat by Jeff Burlew July 14, 2020 Lawyers for the city of Tallahassee and a group of media outlets argued Marsy’s Law and its guarantee of privacy for crime victims doesn’t apply … Keep reading

Social media criticism of city over Black Lives Matter irks Miami Springs mayor

Miami Herald by Theo Karantsalis July 11, 2020 Miami Springs Mayor Billy Bain wants local keyboard commandos to tone down social media criticism of the city’s police and employees after recent … Keep reading

First Amendment Watch: Citizen’s Guide to Recording the Police

First Amendment Watch June 10, 2020 In response to the recent protests around the country, First Amendment Watch, a project of New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, has … Keep reading

Turn police reform ideas into law and officers into guardians: 62 Obama-era US attorneys

USA Today by Barbara McQuade, Joyce White Vance, Steven M. Dettelbach, Paul J. Fishman, and Ronald C. Machen Jr. June 16, 2020 It is time to take action at a national level on police reform. A … Keep reading

First Amendment Foundation Lucy Morgan Award for Open Gov. Reporting Winners

Lucy Morgan Award for Open Government Reporting

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