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RCFP urges federal courts to block dismantling of USAGM broadcasters
The Trump administration is targeting the agency that oversees Voice of America and other international broadcasters.Categorized in First Amendment
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Capital Chronicle lawsuit prompts state of Indiana to release amount paid for execution drug
The Indiana Capital Chronicle sued the Department of Correction with free legal support from an RCFP attorney.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty v. Lake
The district court must block the Trump administration from gutting federally funded broadcasters.Categorized in First Amendment -
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Abramowitz v. Lake
Allowing the Trump administration to shutter Voice of America unilaterally would sabotage the independence that makes it effective.Categorized in First Amendment -
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Widakuswara v. Lake
Allowing the Trump administration to shutter VOA unilaterally would violate the First Amendment.Categorized in First Amendment -
In Senate testimony, RCFP attorney highlights government threats to free speech
Gabe Rottman, RCFP’s vice president of policy, testified on Tuesday during a U.S. Senate hearing on “The Censorship Industrial Complex.”Categorized in First Amendment
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The Foreign Agents Registration Act’s lurking threat to a free press
Were FARA applied “consistent with its textual sweep,” it would plainly apply to a substantial amount of First Amendment-protected speech.Categorized in First Amendment
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RCFP urges Maryland lawmakers to vote ‘no’ on bill that would shield autopsy records from public
Proposed changes to Maryland’s public records law would “harm Maryland journalists and government transparency.”Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Maine Lobster, Inc. v. Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation
A federal court should allow review of a ruling that expands who’s able to sue over constitutionally protected reporting.Categorized in Environment -
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United States v. Terry
Applying the Foreign Agents Registration Act to interactions with foreign sources and other journalistic activity would chill newsgathering.Categorized in First Amendment