First Amendment

RCFP and the Knight Institute are pushing back against warrantless cellphone searches at the border, which threaten press freedom.

The ruling “is a huge win for press freedom” — and for the RCFP-led media coalition that challenged the law.

The Supreme Court has before it petitions that raise important questions for members of the news media.

The bill poses a serious threat to vigorous press coverage of terrorism.

RCFP, Knight Institute are urging a federal appeals court to find that warrantless cellphone searches at the border are unconstitutional.

RCFP had urged the court to rule in X Corp. v. Bonta that core provisions of the law were unconstitutional.

The court agreed with RCFP’s argument that the law imposes unconstitutional content-based restrictions on news publishers.

A media coalition is challenging Louisiana’s police ‘encroachment’ law with free legal support from RCFP attorneys.

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Date Filed: July 17, 2024 Background: In November 2023,…

"On the whole, principles that protect a free press made it out of the term unscathed or fortified."