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Oklahoma Watch sues state’s largest school system over access to email records
This is the first lawsuit filed by RCFP attorneys as part of the Local Legal Initiative in Oklahoma.view more
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RCFP attorneys sue Justice Department for records on Trump administration’s handling of news media guidelines
The news media guidelines, now under renewed scrutiny, serve as an important federal safeguard for reporter-source confidentiality.view more
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Subpoena for sources, records related to Washington Post journalist’s college reporting is improper and invalid, RCFP argues
Fenit Nirappil worked for the Medill Innocence Project nine years ago. He’s now being subpoenaed for his sources, school work.view more
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Florida statute purports to regulate ‘deplatforming’
The Florida law is likely to be challenged on First Amendment grounds.view more
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Reporters Committee statement on report that Trump Justice Department secretly obtained journalists’ phone records
“Whenever the government seeks to obtain records of journalists’ communications, it raises serious First Amendment concerns."view more
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5 takeaways from the Reporters Committee’s 2020 Press Freedom report
The fourth annual report reveals the startling extent of police violence against journalists during a year of protest.view more
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Massachusetts Supreme Court issues confusing decision on Section 230
The Court’s reasoning on Section 230 is hard to parse, adding to confusion around this central piece of internet legislation.view more
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Jeremy Jojola, Bruce Sanford, Matt Thompson and Susan Zirinsky join RCFP board
“Their extensive journalism, litigation and leadership experience will be invaluable.”view more
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RCFP expresses concern about Nebraska governor’s decision to deny press access to local news outlet
In a letter, RCFP urges Gov. Pete Ricketts to reconsider his administration’s new media credentialing process.view more
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Reporters Committee: Justice Department’s probes into Minneapolis, Louisville police must investigate treatment of press
RCFP is urging AG Merrick Garland to “examine whether force, arrests … have been misused to chill legitimate journalistic work.”view more