Freedom of Information Act

RCFP attorneys helped reporter Dylan Tokar obtain records about how government officials appoint attorneys as corporate watchdogs.

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 24 media organizations Court: Supreme Court of…

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 23 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…

Agencies often cite the privilege when denying records requests, but RCFP's Gunita Singh offers journalists tips to avoid rejection.

The D.C. Circuit could soon interpret a 2016 FOIA amendment intended to curtail agencies' abuse of the privilege.

A call transcript released to RCFP reveals that the secretary of state discussed terrorism, the conflict in Syria and more.

Carmody identified himself as a journalist and told FBI agents the raid would be ‘national news,’ according to the report.

Some of the federal agency’s final rules threaten to undermine the principal goal of FOIA, RCFP argues.

The complaint calls out the State Department’s failure to respond to a request submitted more than three years ago.

RCFP examines how & why the FBI was involved in the raid of a San Francisco-based journalist.