The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press et al., Amici Curiae
Bruce D. Brown, Counsel of Records
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is joined in this brief by 53 other journalism advocacy and media organizations, including print, broadcast, and online outlets. Bruce D. Brown is counsel with the law firm Baker Hostetler, where he specializes in libel and invasion of privacy defense, as well as copyright and newsgathering law. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 2, 2013. The citizenship requirement of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA) and similar statutory provisions found in Alabama, Arkansas, New Hampshire, New…
