Media coalitions represented by RCFP attorneys have now successfully challenged police “buffer zone” laws in Louisiana and Indiana.

A media coalition led by RCFP is supporting ProPublica’s lawsuit against the Navy over its refusal to provide access to ...

The compliance failures outlined in the inspector general's report might seem wonky and insignificant, but they matter.

President Donald Trump has nominated the former Florida attorney general to serve as the next U.S. attorney general.

The Capital Chronicle’s lawsuit, filed in Marion County, alleges that the IDOC violated Indiana’s Access to Public Records ...

RCFP soon plans to publish a more extensive legal guide focused on helping journalists cover immigration and deportation.

Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to private facilities for newsgathering activities are not protected by… Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to ...

Bruce D. Brown, a former journalist and partner in the Washington office of Baker & Hostetler, became executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in September 2012. He is a ...

From the Fall 2004 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21. From the Fall 2004 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21. Satire, caricature and parody are forms of art that rely on blurring the ...

The fair report privilege may not be the best legal approach in defending journalists from defamation suits. From the Summer… The fair report privilege may not be the best legal approach in defending ...

Clients: Deep South Today, d/b/a Verite News, TEGNA Inc., Scripps Media Inc., Nexstar Media Inc., Gray Local Media, Inc., and Gannett Co., Inc. Complaint Filed: July 31, 2024 Background: In May 2024, ...