Legal Hotline

We spoke with journalists who frequently contact RCFP’s hotline for help navigating legal obstacles to their reporting.

The virtual training sessions will cover journalists’ newsgathering rights, tips for safely reporting on protests, and more.

Journalists reporting on the 2024 election cycle have access to RCFP’s free legal resources, including our Election Legal Guide.

RCFP's Paul McAdoo discusses the Reporters Committee's free legal guides.

An RCFP attorney helped Mathaus Schwarzen successfully navigate his public records dispute with the city.

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

Reporter Holly Bartholomew turned to RCFP’s local attorney in Oregon for help strengthening her appeal of a denied records request.

Records the Nashville Banner obtained with the help of an RCFP attorney explain an election commission's high legal bills.

The free Legal Hotline will be staffed by RCFP attorneys in Washington, D.C., and 10 battleground states until polls close.

The newspaper's editor says RCFP's local attorney in Oklahoma is like "a human shield and spear.”