Without reliable information about what the government is doing, or failing to do, the public is unable to conduct oversight ...

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ...

BenitoLink’s right to document government activities in public spaces … is firmly established,” RCFP and BenitoLink argue in a letter to county officials.

Feder will oversee RCFP’s growing program to provide free legal support to local journalists and newsrooms, which is now ...

KUSA-9 News sued the police department for access to unedited bodycam videos with free legal support from an RCFP attorney.

T]he right and ability of the press to document law enforcement ... activity safely and effectively is foundational to ...

The Reporters Committee regularly submits amicus, or “friend-of-the-court,” briefs in state, federal, and U.S. Supreme Court cases where the news media brings an important perspective. Known for ...

Closing courtroom doors to a journalist attending a public immigration proceeding is unlawful and damaging to public transparency.” ...

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 March 2024.

Background: In April 2025, Ashlynd Huffman, a reporter for The Frontier, submitted an open records request to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections seeking reports on the death of an inmate and other ...

Dozens of high-profile musicians on Thursday demanded the release of song titles that were played repetitively as a coercive interrogation technique at Guantanamo Bay and signed onto a public records ...

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud. Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. These are among the names listed in a newly unsealed corporate disclosure statement showing the ...