Reporters Committee attorneys are representing The Associated Press in a First Amendment challenge to a federal court rule that makes it difficult for the press and public to monitor the Trump ...

After the Centre County Times sued the Pennsylvania State Police with free legal support from RCFP attorneys, officials agreed to release dashcam footage from troopers who were present during a U.S.

Background: In May 2024, a police officer in Aurora, Colorado, fatally shot 37-year-old Kilyn Lewis as law enforcement was taking him into custody in connection with an attempted homicide. Lewis, who ...

Update: On Aug. 4, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed X’s appeal of the district court’s order, holding that the company could not justify resealing a document that “has ...

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging Congress to clarify rules governing the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to regulate the licenses of news broadcasters, arguing ...

With free legal support from an attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, WKBN recently obtained police recordings that shed new light on what led to a fatal police shooting in ...

The Reporter’s Recording Guide provides a summary of the recording laws (which restrict the recording and dissemination of phone calls and in-person conversations) and hidden camera laws (which ...

A comprehensive and comparable list of federal cases involving the leakage of classified information to the news media. The chart below visualizes the increase in the number of Espionage Act cases ...

When criminal cases gets media attention, trial courts may curtail the amount of pretrial publicity by imposing gag orders, restricting media reporting or closing courtrooms entirely. The tension ...

In a new First Amendment lawsuit, the AP is challenging a rule that makes it harder for journalists to report on a matter of intense public interest.

President Barack Obama’s recent assertion of executive privilege in the investigation into Operation Fast and Furious highlights the difficulty journalists can face when invocation of the ...

This guide helps journalists understand their rights at protests and how to avoid arrest when reporting on these events. Note: This guide was published in 2018 and most recently updated in December ...