The U.S. Department of Justice reaffirmed in a letter this week that public meetings are open to the press, after…

Two Kentucky newspapers earned a victory in a lengthy legal battle with child welfare officials this week when a state…

Government transparency advocates and the District of Columbia attorney general testified today at a district council hearing regarding three bills…

Recent leaks of classified information prompted concerned members of the Congressional House Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing today to…

The U.S. Department of Labor began implementing parts of its new, slightly more-friendly media policy regarding journalists' access to embargoed…

The federal government asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on Monday to become the third court…

The First Amendment-based reporter's privilege does not extend to a pair of academic researchers working on an oral history project…

The Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a defamation claim brought by a restaurant owner against two journalists…

Barbara Wall is Vice President and Senior Associate General Counsel of Gannett Co., Inc.  She was named to her current…

Brian Lamb is Chairman of C-SPAN Networks.  He’s been a part of the public affairs channel since he helped the…