The ruling “is a huge win for press freedom” in the state — and for the RCFP-led media coalition that challenged the law in ...

Attorneys from RCFP and Cornell Law School’s First Amendment Clinic have helped newsrooms obtain three settlements involving ...

Government denials of access will not go unchallenged,” said RCFP Colorado Local Legal Initiative Attorney Rachael Johnson.

From the Winter 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 8. From the Winter 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 8. Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have enacted shield laws ...

The bill poses a serious threat to vigorous press coverage of terrorism. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a coalition of nonprofit news organizations are urging the U.S. House of ...

While virtually all states provide some protections for journalists from having to disclose the identities of confidential sources or other sensitive newsgathering information in response to legal ...

RCFP is urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reverse a judgment that endangers the news media’s ability to report on matters ...

Background: In 2019 and 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents conducted warrantless searches of Chinwendu ...

Background: Starting in October 2022, Border Belt Independent, a nonprofit newsroom in North Carolina, submitted the first of several public records requests to officials in Columbus County seeking ...