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Is Trump the most anti-press president in US history? We asked the guy who wrote the book on the subject.
We spoke with historian Harold Holzer to get some historical perspective on President Trump's relationship with the press.By Chris YoungCategorized in History
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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.By Chris YoungCategorized in Libel and privacy
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Oklahoma education agency settles public records dispute with Oklahoma Watch
Represented by an RCFP attorney, OK Watch sued for records related to the resignation of a senior education official.Categorized in Education
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Unsealed records shed light on Trump administration’s targeting of noncitizen students, faculty for protected speech
RCFP attorneys co-represented The Intercept and The Center for Investigative Reporting in a successful effort to make the records public.Categorized in First Amendment
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Oklahoma Voice v. Oklahoma State Department of Transportation
RCFP is representing the Oklahoma Voice in a lawsuit seeking access to state flight logs.By evespaCategorized in Freedom of information -
Pennsylvania State Police must release bodycam footage related to fatal shooting, judge rules
A group of news outlets, represented by an RCFP attorney, sued for access to the footage.Categorized in Freedom of information
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In the matter of the search of the real property and premises of Hannah Natanson
RCFP is urging a federal court to order the return of a Washington Post reporter’s electronic devices.By Chris YoungCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
Judge orders Tennessee to expand media access to executions
The judge sided with arguments RCFP attorneys made in a lawsuit on behalf of a news media coalition.Categorized in First Amendment
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Virginia Department of Corrections v. Insider, Inc.
An RCFP attorney is representing Business Insider and one of its reporters.By evespaCategorized in Freedom of information -
The FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home: What we know and why it matters
Within hours, RCFP attorneys filed in federal court seeking records on the government’s justification for the raid.Categorized in Protecting sources and materials
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