First Amendment

RCFP explains what actual malice really means, how the legal standard benefits journalists and the public, and more.

A judge's unusual decision in a defamation case may have chilling effects on journalists in New Hampshire.

The Justice Department found that the Minneapolis Police Department "violates people's First Amendment rights."

The First Amendment cases still sitting on the Supreme Court's docket could significantly reshape the law.

We look at a media leak subpoena case involving a former Fox News correspondent's reporting on an FBI counterintelligence investigation.

Last week, the Walt Disney Company sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging that the governor and his allies had illegally retaliated against…

We break down oral arguments in Counterman v. Colorado, a "true threats" case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

RCFP Legal Fellow Emily Hockett breaks down oral arguments in U.S. v. Hansen.

Does the federal bar on encouraging unlawful immigration violate the First Amendment?

At the end of the day, the populist argument for revisiting Sullivan is simply unintuitive.