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Covering the 2024 elections? RCFP’s free legal resources can help.
Journalists reporting on the 2024 election cycle have access to RCFP’s free legal resources, including our Election Legal Guide. -
Reporters Committee legal hotline available for journalists covering 2020 election
The hotline will be staffed by RCFP attorneys in Washington, D.C., and 12 battleground states until polls close. -
Prosecutor’s office must correct investigative findings on Asbury Park officers’ arrest of journalist
Reporters Committee resources do not support conclusion that officers couldn’t reasonably know reporter wasn’t a protester -
Attorneys for Aaron Cantú File Motion to Dismiss Charges in Inauguration Day Arrest
Lawyers for journalist Aaron Cantú filed a motion Friday to dismiss charges stemming from his arrest while covering the Inauguration… -
Consent orders on arrests of journalists released as Ferguson awaits grand jury decision
(Editor's note: The Reporters Committee's hotline, 800-336-4243, will be available during any upcoming unrest for journalists who are interfered with… -
Supreme Court: Secret Service immune from Bush protesters' suit
The Supreme Court unanimously held Tuesday that Secret Service officials could not be sued by protesters who alleged a First… -
Supreme Court rules against protester, avoids First Amendment claim
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday unanimously declined to address the First Amendment claims of a protester who was banned from… -
New York City settles for $18 million over RNC arrests of journalists, protesters
The city of New York has reached an $18 million settlement over the arrest of roughly 1,800 protesters, journalists, and… -
OWS protester argues that First and Fourth Amendments apply to tweets
An Occupy Wall Street protester is challenging a court’s decision requiring his tweets to be handed over to New York… -
At least five journalists arrested during OWS protests
At least five journalists have been arrested in Manhattan while covering Occupy Wall Street protests marking the one-year anniversary of…