The indictment alleges that the former national security adviser compiled diary entries in preparation for a book.

Represented by RCFP attorneys, a media coalition argues that Tennessee’s restrictions on press access to executions are ...

Spotlight PA and one of its reporters were represented by attorneys from RCFP and the Cornell Law School First Amendment ...

An RCFP attorney represents The Sentinel in a dispute with the city of Aurora over the news outlet’s ability to recover legal fees in a lawsuit.

Represented by RCFP attorneys, a news media coalition argues that Tennessee’s restrictions on press access to executions are ...

An RCFP attorney representing the Indiana Daily Student’s editors calls the school’s efforts to silence the newspaper ...

AS 12.65.020 provides that the state medical examiner may perform a post-mortem examination, including an autopsy, necessary to make a proper determination of the cause of death and to complete the ...

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press monitors subpoenas and other legal threats targeting journalists, and helps those facing government attempts to force them to testify about or disclose ...

The roots of public access to court proceedings and records lie in “democratic values of accountability and openness.” In re Globe Newspaper, 920 F.2d 88, 98 (1st Cir. 1990) (“ [T]he prospect of ...

The Reporter’s Privilege Compendium, first posted online in 2002, is the most detailed examination available of the reporter’s privilege — the right not to be compelled to reveal sources or materials ...

In November 2020, New York significantly expanded its anti-SLAPP law, which the state had first adopted in 1992. The law protects defendants in legal actions “involving public petition and ...

This guide was authored in 2025 by Reporters Committee Senior Staff Attorney Jennifer Nelson, Staff Attorney Renee Griffin, Staff Attorney Gunita Singh, Media Litigation Fellow Allyson Veile, Media ...