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Attending IRE26? Mark your calendar for these sessions featuring RCFP attorneys!
RCFP attorneys to talk FOIA, source protection, safety, and more at IRE 2026
June 11, 2026
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RCFP and partners denounce Russia’s designation of CPJ as ‘undesirable’
The designation demonstrates mounting efforts by the Kremlin to suppress press freedom.
May 26, 2026
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Russia’s designation of International Women’s Media Foundation as ‘undesirable’ is a ‘blatant’ attack on press freedom
"We stand in solidarity with our colleagues at the IWMF and call on the Russian government to reverse this designation.”
April 2, 2026
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RCFP expands free legal support to local newsrooms in Gulf states and upper Midwest
The expansion nearly doubles the Local Legal Initiative, building on six years of success supporting local journalism.
March 4, 2026
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RCFP statement on FBI search of Washington Post reporter’s home
“[T]his is a tremendous escalation in the administration’s intrusions into the independence of the press."
January 14, 2026
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RCFP welcomes new legal fellow focused on supporting documentary filmmakers
Tanvi Valsangikar, RCFP’s inaugural Abrams Legal Fellow, provides free legal services to FRONTLINE and other documentary filmmakers.
January 9, 2026
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Media coalition challenges access restrictions to Memphis juvenile delinquency proceedings
The four news organizations are represented by RCFP attorney Paul McAdoo.
November 10, 2025
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Los Angeles County must face journalist’s challenge to retaliatory investigation, court rules
Journalist Maya Lau, co-represented by RCFP attorneys, sued LA County for unlawfully investigating her in retaliation for her reporting.
November 10, 2025
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Meet the attorney leading RCFP’s work to vet investigative stories, films for legal risk
Jennifer Nelson oversees the expansion of RCFP’s pre-publication review program at a time of critical need.
November 3, 2025
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Emily Vespa
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RCFP’s national litigation program is growing. Meet the longtime RCFP attorney promoted to lead it.
An RCFP attorney since 2014, Adam Marshall now oversees the organization’s expanding litigation docket.
November 3, 2025
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Chris Young
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