Background: In January 2025, Iowa resident Dennis Donnelly sued The Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer over a ...

This is a meritless attempt to deter reporting,” said RCFP’s Louisiana-based staff attorney, Virginia Hamrick.

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

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

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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 ...

Today, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced the recipients of the 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards, hosted this year by Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent and the former anchor ...