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After RCFP pushback, Colorado town settles First Amendment dispute with local newspaper
The town of Bennett, Colorado, had pulled advertising from The I-70 Scout in retaliation for its reporting.
March 16, 2026
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In House testimony, RCFP highlights Trump administration’s threats to press freedom
“Bipartisan efforts are needed to counter these threats,” RCFP Vice President of Policy Gabe Rottman testified.
February 24, 2026
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RCFP statement on arrests of journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort
"It's obviously concerning any time journalists are arrested in connection with their reporting."
January 30, 2026
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Unsealed records shed light on Trump administration’s targeting of noncitizen students, faculty for protected speech
RCFP attorneys co-represented The Intercept and The Center for Investigative Reporting in a successful effort to make the records public.
January 27, 2026
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Judge orders Tennessee to expand media access to executions
The judge sided with arguments RCFP attorneys made in a lawsuit on behalf of a news media coalition.
January 22, 2026
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The New York Times v. U.S. Department of Defense
RCFP is urging a federal court to reject the Pentagon’s media access policy.
January 16, 2026
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In brief supporting New York Times’s lawsuit, RCFP urges federal court to reject 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.
January 15, 2026
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FCC chairman’s testimony raises ‘serious constitutional concerns’
Despite what the FCC chairman told Congress, the FCC has limited authority to regulate the licenses of news broadcasters.
December 29, 2025
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Breaking down the Gray Lady’s lawsuit against the Pentagon
RCFP explains the legal theories advanced by The New York Times in its lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's new press policy.
December 29, 2025
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Los Angeles Press Club v. Noem
The indiscriminate force used against journalists covering protests chills reporting on matters of public concern.
December 5, 2025
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