First Amendment

Warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border violate the First and Fourth Amendments.

RCFP and the Knight Institute are pushing back against warrantless cellphone searches at the border, which threaten press freedom.

The ruling “is a huge win for press freedom” — and for the RCFP-led media coalition that challenged the law.

The Supreme Court has before it petitions that raise important questions for members of the news media.

The court agreed with RCFP’s argument that the law imposes unconstitutional content-based restrictions on news publishers.

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Date Filed: July 17, 2024 Background: In November 2023,…

Case Number: 3:23-cv-03461 Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Client: Jacob Silverman Motion to Intervene and…

Case Number: 3:23-cv-02217 Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Client: Jacob Silverman Motion to Intervene and…

In its decision, the Court reaffirmed a key principle at the core of the Constitution's protections for a free press.

In NRA v. Vullo, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed its seminal ruling in a 1963 case, Bantam Books v. Sullivan.