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 ...

RCFP and the Knight Institute argue that warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border violate the First and ...

Our Election 2024 page highlights several RCFP resources that equip journalists with the legal knowledge they need to keep ...

We won’t mince words—the next Trump administration poses a grave threat to press freedom. Over the next four years, journalists will be on the frontlines as they work to inform the public on matters ...

The Colorado Court of Appeals allowed a school board to avoid paying a plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees despite violating the Open ...

A pending decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on whether the federal Freedom of Information Act applies to agency records held in nongovernmental email accounts ...

From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 1. New York Times reporter James Risen… From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 1. New York Times reporter James Risen ...

President Barack Obama’s recent assertion of executive privilege in the investigation into Operation Fast and Furious highlights the difficulty journalists can face when invocation of the ...

Double Exposure is the United States’ first and only film festival dedicated to investigative reporting on film. It pairs four days of film screenings with a professional symposium that brings ...

The Reporter’s Recording Guide provides a summary of the recording laws (which restrict the recording and dissemination of phone calls and in-person conversations) and hidden camera laws (which ...

In today’s digital age, the content from recent news reports can be instantly distributed across the Internet’s many blogs and… In today’s digital age, the content from recent news reports can be ...

Gabe Rottman leads the Reporters Committee's work to advance key policy priorities like the PRESS Act and the Department of Justice media guidelines. He's a practicing attorney with a focus on novel ...