Background: A trial court in the District of Columbia used a “husher” to prevent the public from hearing any of the answers ...

The DOJ has used delay tactics to avoid promptly disclosing records related to its prosecution of Volkswagen for cheating on ...

RCFP and the Knight Institute argue that warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border violate the First and ...

Our Election 2024 page highlights several RCFP resources that equip journalists with the legal knowledge they need to keep ...

The Colorado Court of Appeals allowed a school board to avoid paying a plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees despite violating the Open ...

Police departments across the nation are implementing body-worn camera programs in an effort to create a more objective record of officers’ activities. As recent news events have proved, these videos ...

In the summer of 2008, a West Virginia woman called a local television station to report that her four-year-old son… In the summer of 2008, a West Virginia woman called a local television station to ...

RCFP wrote a letter to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department raising First Amendment concerns about its restrictions on freelance journalists.

We won’t mince words—the next Trump administration poses a grave threat to press freedom. Over the next four years, journalists will be on the frontlines as they work to inform the public on matters ...

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 ...