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    Digital Journalist's Legal Guide
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    Everything online journalists need to protect their legal rights. This free resource culls from all Reporters Committee resources and includes exclusive content on digital media law issues.

    Study finds more than half of federal agencies' FOIA rules do not meet legal requirements
    12/04/2012
    More than 60 percent of federal agencies have not responded to calls by Congress or President...
    Federal judge criticizes immigration agency's response to FOIA request
    12/03/2012
    Attorneys seeking records from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services hope that a strongly...
    Ark. Supreme Court hears arguments over definition of public meeting
    11/29/2012
    The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday expressed frustration that the state's open meetings law...
    Federal courts have power to review classification decisions, government brief confirms
    11/28/2012
    Government attorneys confirmed on Tuesday that federal courts have the right under the federal...
    University of Colorado releases some Holmes records
    11/28/2012
    Despite a judge recently modifying a gag order in the case of alleged theater shooter James Holmes...
    Judge orders unsealing of Watergate documents
    11/07/2012
    A history professor hopes that a federal court's recent order to release long-sealed Watergate...
    Journalist awarded more than $400,000 in FOIA case against FBI
    10/22/2012
    A federal court awarded a California-based journalist and author nearly half a million dollars in...
    Pa. high court rules open records law requires state to disclose manner of death information
    10/19/2012
    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that a law governing coroner records does...
    Alaska Supreme Court rules private e-mail messages are public records
    10/15/2012
    An Alaska Supreme Court decision makes private e-mail messages containing government business...
    Court: Criminal sanctions in Texas open meetings law do not violate First Amendment
    09/25/2012
    A Texas law that permits the imposition of criminal sanctions against elected officials who meet in...
    Federal judges weigh public access to visitor logs, protection of sensitive presidential information
    09/18/2012
    Federal appellate court judges Tuesday voiced their concerns that releasing White House visitor...
    Maine's amended Freedom of Access Act "a step forward"
    09/05/2012
    Recent changes in Maine’s Freedom of Access Act have funded an ombudsman position and...
    Access to arrest records can be limited, Conn. appellate court rules
    08/01/2012
    A Connecticut appellate court ruled this week in favor of restricting access to police records...
    University of Iowa sexual assault records to remain private
    07/16/2012
    Documents related to the 2007 sexual assault arrests of two University of Iowa football players...
    DOJ responds to concerns over attorney's attempt to halt reporting at public meeting
    07/13/2012
    The U.S. Department of Justice reaffirmed in a letter this week that public meetings are open to...