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RCFP statement on FBI’s newly unsealed justification for seizing reporter’s electronic devices
“The government appears to have ignored a crucial press freedom guardrail in searching a journalist's home.”
February 2, 2026
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Protecting sources and materials
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RCFP statement on arrests of journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort
"It's obviously concerning any time journalists are arrested in connection with their reporting."
January 30, 2026
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First Amendment
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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.
January 29, 2026
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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.
January 28, 2026
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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.
January 27, 2026
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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.
January 27, 2026
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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.
January 26, 2026
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Freedom of information
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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.
January 22, 2026
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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.
January 22, 2026
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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.
January 22, 2026
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