Court access

In a December letter, RCFP highlighted a “marked increase in secrecy” at the Supreme Court since the 1990s.

The Reporters Committee has argued that excessive fees burden the press and are contrary to First Amendment values.

RCFP, BuzzFeed’s Jason Leopold have been fighting for years for greater public access to electronic surveillance court records.

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 28 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…

RCFP Policy Analyst Melissa Wasser testified on Thursday before the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

On June 18, the Reporters Committee urged the policymaking body of the California courts to issue guidance that would ensure…

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 24 media organizations Court: Supreme Court of…

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 14 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…

Update: On May 6, 2020, California's Court of Appeal, Second District, denied the Reporters Committee's request that the Court publish its opinion…

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 29 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…