Case Number: 1:25-cv-02091 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Client: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Complaint Filed: June 30, 2025 Background: In October 2024, CBS ...

Case Number: 1:25-cv-02069 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Client: Guardian U.S. Background: In May 2025, Guardian U.S. Data Editor Will Craft submitted a Freedom of ...

The court granted a motion RCFP attorneys filed on behalf of The Intercept seeking access to records filed in the case of ...

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

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

A policy that bars public employees from speaking to the press violates the First Amendment, RCFP attorneys argue in the ...

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 ...

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press monitors subpoenas and other legal threats targeting journalists, and helps those facing government attempts to force them to testify about or disclose ...

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 ...

Department policies Because only a few states have passed state-wide rules regarding public access to BWC footage, most police departments are left to determine their own rules. As more states pass ...