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Support Press Freedom in 2025
When freedom of the press in the U.S. is under threat, journalists know that they have one place to go…By bsmith -
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Support Press Freedom this Year
When freedom of the press in the U.S. is under threat, journalists know that they have one place to go…By bsmith -
Inside RCFP attorneys’ fight for police transparency in Pennsylvania
Police bodycams were meant to deliver transparency, but in Pennsylvania, Act 22 makes that promise harder to keep.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Godfrey v. Bedford County
Journalist Calvin Godfrey is represented by RCFP Local Legal Initiative Attorney Paula Knudsen Burke.By evespaCategorized in Freedom of information -
With support from RCFP attorneys, LNP | LancasterOnline wins access to police bodycam videos of teen arrests
“This is an important win not just for LNP but for the promise of transparency in the Commonwealth."Categorized in Freedom of information
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Trump v. Slaughter
Agency independence plays an important role in protecting the free press, RCFP argues in a friend-of-the-court brief.By evespaCategorized in First Amendment -
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Kabas v. District of Columbia
A journalist is suing the District of Columbia to access bodycam footage of DOGE's takeover at the Institute of Peace.By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
Media coalition challenges access restrictions to Memphis juvenile delinquency proceedings
The four news organizations are represented by RCFP attorney Paul McAdoo.Categorized in Announcements
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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism v. Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee
Represented by an RCFP attorney, the news outlets argue that the restrictions violate state rules governing access to juvenile proceedings.By evespaCategorized in Court access -
Los Angeles County must face journalist’s challenge to retaliatory investigation, court rules
Journalist Maya Lau, co-represented by RCFP attorneys, sued LA County for unlawfully investigating her in retaliation for her reporting.Categorized in Announcements
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