Justice Department

The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump delayed notifying the journalists before pursuing their records.

The news media guidelines, now under renewed scrutiny, serve as an important federal safeguard for reporter-source confidentiality.

“Whenever the government seeks to obtain records of journalists’ communications, it raises serious First Amendment concerns."

RCFP is urging AG Merrick Garland to “examine whether force, arrests … have been misused to chill legitimate journalistic work.”

“Kurt Wimmer was a treasured colleague and a cherished friend," said RCFP Executive Director Bruce D. Brown

Attorney General Merrick Garland will confront cases involving WeChat and TikTok, as well as debates over Section 230.

Citing long-standing concerns about the federal government’s handling of public records requests, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…

Biden's pick for attorney general signaled his attention to FOIA and the Justice Department's news media guidelines.

RCFP takes stock of what a Biden administration might mean for technology, press rights and the First Amendment.

As we transition to a new team of fellows this fall, and celebrate almost one year of publishing this newsletter,…