First Amendment

The judge sided with arguments RCFP attorneys made in a lawsuit on behalf of a news media coalition.

RCFP is urging a federal court to reject the Pentagon’s media access policy.

“This case is another line in the sand when it comes to a free press,” said RCFP's Gabe Rottman.

Despite what the FCC chairman told Congress, the FCC has limited authority to regulate the licenses of news broadcasters.

RCFP explains the legal theories advanced by The New York Times in its lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's new press policy.

The indiscriminate force used against journalists covering protests chills reporting on matters of public concern.

Agency independence plays an important role in protecting the free press, RCFP argues in a friend-of-the-court brief.

Journalist Maya Lau, co-represented by RCFP attorneys, sued LA County for unlawfully investigating her in retaliation for her reporting.

News outlets are challenging Tennessee's restrictions on press access to executions.

Represented by RCFP attorneys, a media coalition argues that Tennessee’s restrictions on press access to executions are unconstitutional.