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DOJ blocks public and press from accessing immigration courts, lawsuit alleges
Immigration courts should be open to the public and the press, but too often they are not.Categorized in Immigration
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RCFP attorney defends Louisiana journalist sued by local government over public records requests
“This is a meritless attempt to deter reporting,” said RCFP’s Louisiana-based staff attorney, Virginia Hamrick.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Cantor v. Virginia Department of Corrections
Journalist David Cantor, represented by RCFP attorneys, is suing the VA Department of Corrections for taser logs.Categorized in Freedom of information -
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In Re: Public Records Request of John Summers
An RCFP attorney is representing John Summers, editor of the West Baton Rouge Independent.Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. U.S. Department of the Army
RCFP is suing for access to records concerning any First Amendment-related training provided to troops deployed to LA.Categorized in Freedom of information -
Journalist’s lawsuit prompts FAA to abandon no fly zone near DHS vehicles
The FAA dropped the drone restrictions after RCFP attorneys sued the agency on behalf of photojournalist Rob Levine.Categorized in Immigration
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Tincher v. Mullin
RCFP supports a lawsuit that seeks to bar federal agents in Minnesota from using excessive force against journalists.Categorized in First Amendment -
Russia’s designation of International Women’s Media Foundation as ‘undesirable’ is a ‘blatant’ attack on press freedom
"We stand in solidarity with our colleagues at the IWMF and call on the Russian government to reverse this designation.”Categorized in Announcements
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Guardian U.S. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
RCFP attorneys are representing the news outlet in a FOIA lawsuit.Categorized in Freedom of information -
Trump executive order targeting NPR, PBS is unconstitutional, judge rules
“This ruling affirms that the government cannot use its power to punish reporting that it does not like."Categorized in First Amendment
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