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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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First Amendment
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In House testimony, RCFP highlights Trump administration’s threats to press freedom
“Bipartisan efforts are needed to counter these threats,” RCFP Vice President of Policy Gabe Rottman testified.
February 24, 2026
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First Amendment
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RCFP urges Maryland lawmakers to pass anti-SLAPP bill
The bill would allow courts to quickly weed out meritless lawsuits intended to chill speech about matters of public interest.
January 28, 2026
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Libel and privacy
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RCFP statement on New York Times lawsuit challenging Pentagon press access policy
Unlawful policy “gives government officials unchecked power over who gets a credential and who doesn’t"
December 4, 2025
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Newsgathering
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RCFP: DHS must adopt policies to help protect journalists covering immigration enforcement
In Senate testimony, RCFP highlights several incidents in which journalists were arrested or injured while covering DHS operations.
December 2, 2025
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Immigration
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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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US Justice Department rescinds Biden-era protections for press
The move by Attorney General Pam Bondi could pose a threat to public interest newsgathering.
April 30, 2025
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Who benefits from Texas’s anti-SLAPP law?
An RCFP analysis shows that individual Texans rely on the Texas anti-SLAPP law's protections the most.
April 2, 2025
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Libel and privacy
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DOJ inspector general releases report on 2020-21 journalist records seizures
The compliance failures outlined in the inspector general's report might seem wonky and insignificant, but they matter.
January 21, 2025
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Texas anti-SLAPP cases make up small percentage of state’s appellate workload
Contrary to what some critics of the law claim, anti-SLAPP cases are not clogging up Texas appeals courts.
December 31, 2024
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