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Most recently, the Fourth Circuit found that “livestreaming a police traffic stop is speech protected by the First Amendment."

Reporter Ed Mahon discusses the legal battle he waged alongside an RCFP attorney to access medical marijuana data.

The right of access to court documents does not depend on the concreteness of the requester’s planned use for them.

Case Number: CL23000536-00 Court: Circuit Court for the City of Richmond Clients: VPM News and Ben Paviour Petition Filed: Jan.…

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date Filed: Feb. 3, 2023 Updates: On Aug. 31, 2023, the…

Case Number: 4:19-CR-147 Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division Clients: The Financial Times, Global…

The Supreme Court asked the solicitor general to weigh in on whether it should hear the social media cases.

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Date Filed: Jan. 27, 2023 Background: While investigating a 2019 bank…

Journalist Lex Talamo contacted RCFP’s free Legal Hotline for help fighting a non-refundable $75 fee to search for records.

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: Jan. 20, 2023 Background: In September 2020, author Don…