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Reporters Committee statement on DHS changes to foreign journalist visas
“Changing the terms of foreign journalists' visas might appear subtle, but it can have profound implications for press freedom.”
July 17, 2026
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Reporters Committee statement on subpoenas seeking New York Times reporters’ testimony
Several New York Times journalists received subpoenas seeking their testimony before a grand jury.
July 11, 2026
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Weber v. City of Allentown
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July 10, 2026
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Memphis judge blocks juvenile court from unlawfully shutting reporters out of proceedings
The judge sided with a news media coalition represented by an RCFP attorney.
July 9, 2026
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Government ‘gag’ policies are far too common. It’s time to push back.
Reporters Committee attorneys are helping journalists challenge these obstructive policies.
July 9, 2026
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How free legal support from RCFP helped ProPublica uncover SpaceX’s foreign investors
RCFP helped ProPublica unseal a list of SpaceX’s private investors, including a businessman with ties to Chinese military contractors.
July 8, 2026
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It’s time for Congress to reform FOIA. Here’s how RCFP would do it.
A decade after the last FOIA reform, RCFP shares its wishlist for improving the well-intended but deeply flawed law.
July 1, 2026
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Chris Young
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A New York school district started ignoring a local journalist. A letter from RCFP got it to stop.
Journalist Michael Balter contacted RCFP’s free Legal Hotline after a school district refused to respond to his requests for comment.
June 29, 2026
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RCFP: Interviews on ‘The View’ should be exempt from FCC’s equal time rule
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June 25, 2026
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2026 Freedom of the Press Awards
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June 24, 2026
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