During Trump's first term, DHS monitored journalists covering the border and attempted to obtain the identity of reporters’ ...
RCFP is supporting the Nashville Banner’s effort to unseal documents related to a trial judge’s decision to recuse herself from a criminal case.
Background: A trial court in the District of Columbia used a “husher” to prevent the public from hearing any of the answers that prospective jurors gave to questions posed to them during jury ...
Background: In 2018, professor Lawrence Kalbers filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking access to records from the U.S. Department of Justice concerning its high-profile prosecution of ...
We won’t mince words—the years ahead pose a grave threat to press freedom. Journalists will be on the frontlines as they work to inform the public on matters ranging from government corruption and ...
RCFP wrote a letter to the Las Vegas police department raising First Amendment concerns about its restrictions on freelance journalists. A screengrab taken from a video filmed by Las Vegas Live shows ...
With Election Day just a week away, journalists across the U.S. are hard at work producing meaningful stories that will inform voters as they head to the polls. But a contentious election can create ...
Background: On two separate occasions in 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents conducted warrantless searches of Ezhil Kamaldoss’s electronic devices at John F. Kennedy International Airport ...