Last year, RCFP urged courts to block the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle VOA and other federally funded ...

The arrest and detention of non-citizen reporters can serve as a potent means of suppressing newsgathering and reporting.

RCFP attorneys are representing photojournalist Rob Levine in challenging the no fly zone, arguing that it violates the First ...

This map shows current state legislation status and police department policies regarding public access to police worn body camera footage. This map shows the current status of state legislation ...

Background: A West Virginia law enacted in 2021 would, if permitted to take effect, prohibit the disclosure of the home ...

Colorado Because a meeting is open to the public if only two members of any state board or commission, or if only three members of a local government board or commission attend, the absence of a ...

A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Pentagon’s media access policy violated the Constitution, concluding in part that it ...

Represented by Reporters Committee attorneys Grayson Clary and Adam A. Marshall, Levine argues that there is no means of ...

An Indiana judge has ruled that the Indiana Department of Correction violated the state public records law when it refused to disclose to the Indiana Capital Chronicle how much it paid for a new ...

This column was originally published in the Hoosier State Press Association’s March 2026 newsletter. Every year, journalists, lawmakers, and freedom of information advocates come together to celebrate ...

Through a lawsuit, RCFP attorneys helped Kabas obtain hours of police bodycam footage of the raid. Here’s what it shows. A screen capture from bodycam footage shows two Trump administration officials ...

This guide helps journalists understand their rights at protests and how to avoid arrest when reporting on these events. Note: This guide was published in 2018 and most recently updated in December ...