Going into Monday’s conference, the Court has just one First Amendment case slated for merits consideration: Free Speech ...

The ruling “is a huge win for press freedom” in the state — and for the RCFP-led media coalition that challenged the law in ...

Attorneys from RCFP and Cornell Law School’s First Amendment Clinic have helped newsrooms obtain three settlements involving ...

The bill poses a serious threat to vigorous press coverage of terrorism. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a coalition of nonprofit news organizations are urging the U.S. House of ...

RCFP is urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reverse a judgment that endangers the news media’s ability to report on matters ...

From the Winter 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 8. From the Winter 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 8. Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have enacted shield laws ...

Background: Starting in October 2022, Border Belt Independent, a nonprofit newsroom in North Carolina, submitted the first of several public records requests to officials in Columbus County seeking ...

While virtually all states provide some protections for journalists from having to disclose the identities of confidential sources or other sensitive newsgathering information in response to legal ...