North Carolina

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…

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 11 media organizations are asking the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals…

The Reporters Committee and a coalition of nine media organizations are asking a North Carolina appeals court to overturn an…