First Amendment

RCFP explains the legal theories advanced by The New York Times in its lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's new press policy.

The indiscriminate force used against journalists covering protests chills reporting on matters of public concern.

Agency independence plays an important role in protecting the free press, RCFP argues in a friend-of-the-court brief.

Journalist Maya Lau, co-represented by RCFP attorneys, sued LA County for unlawfully investigating her in retaliation for her reporting.

News outlets are challenging Tennessee's restrictions on press access to executions.

Represented by RCFP attorneys, a media coalition argues that Tennessee’s restrictions on press access to executions are unconstitutional.

RCFP is supporting the Stanford Daily’s First Amendment lawsuit against the Trump administration.

The school’s efforts to silence the newspaper are “ill-advised” and "unconstitutional."

The White House’s expulsion of the AP violated the First Amendment, RCFP argues in a friend-of-the-court brief.

In a letter to DHS, RCFP highlights several incidents in which federal agents have arrested and used force against journalists.