In March 2026, Summers submitted a request to West Baton Rouge’s fire district for public records related to its response to ...

Journalist David Cantor, represented by RCFP attorneys, is suing the VA Department of Corrections for taser logs.

The Army and NORTHCOM violated FOIA by failing to disclose records concerning First Amendment-related training provided to ...

The excessive or indiscriminate use of force against journalists can chill news reporting on matters of public concern, RCFP argues.

The Local Legal Initiative provides local news organizations with the direct legal services they need to pursue enterprise and investigative stories in their communities. If you’re a journalist that ...

The FAA dropped the drone restrictions after RCFP attorneys sued the agency on behalf of photojournalist Rob Levine.

Publishers' right to report defamatory documents from judicial proceedings strengthened by federal appellate court ruling From the Winter 2004 issue… Publishers’ right to report defamatory documents ...

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to provide a documentary film company with a recording of Elon Musk’s 2018 testimony before the agency as part of its securities ...

A First Amendment lawsuit brought by a nonprofit newsroom has forced the Village of Key Biscayne, Florida, to permanently scrap a policy that restricted public employees from speaking freely with the ...

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down key parts of President Trump’s executive order last year barring federal funding for NPR and PBS, holding that it is unconstitutional for the government to ...

"We stand in solidarity with our colleagues at the IWMF and call on the Russian government to reverse this designation.” The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Committee to Protect ...

Stephen J. Adler, former editor-in-chief of Reuters, is chairman of the Steering Committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. A global advocate for free speech and journalism ethics, ...