First Amendment

RCFP's work in 2023 helped journalists keep the public informed, hold government accountable, and strengthen press protections.

Indiana's "encroachment" law poses a serious threat to the constitutional rights of journalists in the state.

Case Number: 3:20-CR-00389 Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Client: El Paso Matters Motion to Intervene…

Case Number: 4:23-cv-2200 Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Client: Evan Lambert Complaint Filed: Nov. 13,…

Lambert is represented by attorneys from RCFP and the First Amendment Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Huang was represented by attorneys from RCFP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Attorneys from RCFP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher helped Huang reach a settlement related to her unlawful arrest in 2020.

Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Date Filed: Oct. 18, 2023 Background: In a closed investigation…

Retaliatory arrests are a dangerously attractive tool for officers hoping to dam the free flow of information to the public.

Texas AG Ken Paxton is trying to punish Yelp for providing users with information about crisis pregnancy centers. That’s unconstitutional.