Newsgathering

Update (Aug. 7, 2020): A federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 6 that the federal judiciary is overcharging for public access…

Four states have recently passed legislation restricting the rights of protesters.

The Pentagon has updated its Law of War manual to clarify that journalists are generally protected as civilians under international…

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia (3rd Cir.) ruled last week that Muslim plaintiffs can pursue a lawsuit against…

The U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho struck down Idaho’s “ag-gag” law, which criminalized undercover investigations in which…

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) joined nearly 150 civil society groups, businesses, and trade groups in…

The makers of Citizenfour, the Oscar-nominated documentary film about Edward Snowden, have moved to dismiss a federal civil lawsuit that…

The Texas Ethics Commission fined the head of a conservative advocacy group for failing to register as a lobbyist, but…

Last week the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that while NBCUniversal reporters did not violate anyone’s Fourth Amendment rights…

The Delaware Supreme Court dismissed an appeal this week of an order requiring Al Jazeera to file an almost completely…