First Amendment

RCFP examines how lower courts have implemented the Supreme Court's 2018 decision in a case concerning location surveillance.

Alito drew criticism for raising the state's argument that platforms’ exercise of editorial discretion was in tension with Section 230.

If SCOTUS lets Texas’s content-moderation law stay in effect, the result will be a significant shift in internet law.

The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit could reshape online speech nationwide.

In a letter to LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, RCFP called his threats “an affront to the First Amendment.”

The push for government-enforced “fairness” in social media content moderation threatens the freedoms of traditional news outlets.

By far the biggest portion of Judge Jackson’s relevant case record on press freedom issues concerns FOIA litigation.

As advocates celebrated "Sunshine Week," news organizations continued to fight for access court records and government documents.

Court: Arizona Supreme Court Date Filed: March 15, 2022 Update: On June 14, 2022, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a…

A case involving a federal border agent could have serious implications for journalists’ First Amendment rights, says RCFP's Grayson Clary.