North Carolina

Court: North Carolina Court of Appeals Date Filed: May 17, 2024 Background: In October 2021, a majority of the Village…

The ruling cited arguments the Reporters Committee made in a brief filed in support of PETA.

Can old laws that purport to prohibit political lies survive close contact with the First Amendment?

Court: North Carolina Court of Appeals Date Filed: Dec. 11, 2020 Update: On Dec. 11, the North Carolina Court of Appeals…

Update: On May 26, 2021, the Alamance County District Attorney’s Office dismissed the charges against Tomas Murawski. The Reporters Committee…

The hotline will be staffed by RCFP attorneys in Washington, D.C., and 12 battleground states until polls close.

The Reporters Committee previously filed briefs arguing that the law stifles free speech, chills newsgathering.

An RCFP attorney will discuss ‘ag-gag’ laws and the First Amendment during this weekend’s Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit.

The ag-gag statute violates the newsgathering rights of journalists and chills reporter-source communications.

Update: On Aug. 14, 2020, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued its opinion in Desmond v. News & Observer, holding that the…