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New documentary ‘Seized’ explores police raid on Marion County Record
RCFP recently spoke with the director of the new film, which screens on June 13 at the DC/DOX Film Festival.
June 4, 2026
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Chris Young
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First Amendment
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Centre Daily Times v. Kleppinger
Three newsrooms are challenging the constitutionality of a policy that censors the speech of Penn State University trustees.
May 28, 2026
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Education
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Penn State University ‘gag’ policy violates First Amendment, newsrooms argue in lawsuit
RCFP attorneys are representing three news outlets in a constitutional challenge to a policy that censors Penn State trustees.
May 28, 2026
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Reporters Committee
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Education
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Donnelly v. Des Moines Register
RCFP is urging the Eighth Circuit to dismiss a lawsuit over the Des Moines Register's 2024 presidential poll.
April 28, 2026
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First Amendment
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Journalist’s lawsuit prompts FAA to abandon no fly zone near DHS vehicles
The FAA dropped the drone restrictions after RCFP attorneys sued the agency on behalf of photojournalist Rob Levine.
April 17, 2026
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Reporters Committee
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Immigration
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Tincher v. Mullin
RCFP supports a lawsuit that seeks to bar federal agents in Minnesota from using excessive force against journalists.
April 15, 2026
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First Amendment
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Trump executive order targeting NPR, PBS is unconstitutional, judge rules
“This ruling affirms that the government cannot use its power to punish reporting that it does not like."
April 1, 2026
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Reporters Committee
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First Amendment
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Florida newsroom’s lawsuit forces Village of Key Biscayne to permanently scrap ‘gag’ policy
The Key Biscayne Independent, represented by RCFP attorneys, challenged the constitutionality of the policy.
April 1, 2026
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Reporters Committee
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First Amendment
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Federal judge: Pentagon press access policy is unconstitutional
RCFP filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of The New York Times's lawsuit against the Pentagon.
March 23, 2026
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Reporters Committee
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First Amendment
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Jackson v. Thomson Reuters America Corporation
RCFP is urging the Fourth Circuit to affirm a lower-court ruling that the law is unconstitutional.
March 23, 2026
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First Amendment
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