Background: In May 2024, a police officer in Aurora, Colorado, fatally shot 37-year-old Kilyn Lewis as law enforcement was taking him into custody in connection with an attempted homicide. Lewis, who ...
After the Centre County Times sued the Pennsylvania State Police with free legal support from RCFP attorneys, officials agreed to release dashcam footage from troopers who were present during a U.S.
Update: On Aug. 4, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed X’s appeal of the district court’s order, holding that the company could not justify resealing a document that “has ...
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, concluding that President Donald Trump’s ban on the news outlets ...
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging Congress to clarify rules governing the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to regulate the licenses of news broadcasters, arguing ...
With free legal support from an attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, WKBN recently obtained police recordings that shed new light on what led to a fatal police shooting in ...
It’s the latest victory in an RCFP attorney’s efforts to enforce the state’s landmark police accountability law. A screen grab from bodycam footage shows 17-year-old Mariana Martinez running away from ...
In a new First Amendment lawsuit, the AP is challenging a rule that makes it harder for journalists to report on a matter of intense public interest.
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 ...
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 ...
This guide provides a primer on press freedom issues on tribal lands located within the United States. This guide provides a primer on press freedom issues on tribal lands located within the United ...
Reporters Committee is urging a federal court to block the FCC’s efforts to punish ABC for its editorial decisions.
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