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First Amendment
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RCFP pushes back against Pentagon policy restricting press access
"The First Amendment means that the government doesn’t get to decide what information a journalist can or can’t publish.”
September 22, 2025
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Why RCFP is standing up for non-citizen journalists in a high-profile immigration case
Crediting the government’s theory in Rümeysa Öztürk's case would chill an enormous amount of reporting in the public interest.
September 22, 2025
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First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin
The Supreme Court should reverse a Third Circuit ruling that poses dangers to the First Amendment rights of the press.
September 9, 2025
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Öztürk v. Hyde
A coalition of press freedom groups led by RCFP is supporting Rümeysa Öztürk’s right to challenge her detention.
September 4, 2025
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‘If you’re willing to learn, they’re willing to teach’: Legal fellows reflect on a year at RCFP
Two departing fellows discuss their experience at RCFP and how it shaped their legal careers.
August 26, 2025
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The state of play in the legal battle over police ‘buffer zone’ laws
RCFP's Grayson Clary discusses the significance of the Seventh Circuit's ruling in Indiana's buffer zone case.
August 25, 2025
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Amid lawsuit, Village of Key Biscayne temporarily suspends ‘gag’ policy
The Key Biscayne Independent, represented by RCFP attorneys, argues that the policy violates the First Amendment.
August 21, 2025
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Rodríguez-Cotto v. González-Colón
RCFP is supporting a First Amendment challenge to a Puerto Rico law that will chill potentially life-saving reporting.
August 20, 2025
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7th Circuit: Indiana’s police ‘buffer zone’ law is unconstitutional
It's the latest victory RCFP attorneys have won on behalf of news outlets challenging the constitutionality of police buffer laws.
August 6, 2025
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Gannett v. Long
A media coalition is challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee's police "buffer zone" law.
July 25, 2025
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