Journalists share their strategies for generating FOIA ideas, crafting requests, and navigating appeals.

In a letter defending its ban of Politico, the White House critiqued a report based on a press call it conducted, where reporters were told not to name the speaker

Reporters Committee rallied a coalition of 50 media outlets and industry groups in urging a federal court to restore White House access to the news outlets.

A defendant in a federal lawsuit wanted a reporter to testify at a trial. Thanks to a Reporters Committee attorney’s free legal support, he won’t have to.

On behalf of journalist Jackie Botts, Reporters Committee attorneys argue that ICE and other agencies violated the Freedom of Information Act.

The records were released in response to a lawsuit Reporters Committee attorneys filed on behalf of the AP.

Journalists share their strategies for generating FOIA ideas, crafting requests, and navigating appeals.

An active-duty Navy captain was placed in leadership ahead of the publisher's resignation, sparking fears that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth might gain control of the newspaper prized for its indepen...

New Hampshire Bulletin reporter William Skipworth’s reporting recently won awards and sparked legislative reforms in the state.

Government searches, subpoenas and other legal demands targeting journalists’ materials, sources and communications represent extraordinary government overreach.

The Pentagon’s proposal would have a devastating effect on the public’s right to know on some of the most consequential issues of the day.

This week’s Executive Dysfunction.

Several New York Times journalists received subpoenas seeking their testimony before a grand jury.

Subpoenas for reporters to appear before a grand jury are exceedingly rare. The journalists have not testified.

Using records obtained with the help of RCFP, journalist Nick Bowlin investigated regulators’ failure to stop toxic wastewater leaks in Oklahoma.

RCFP attorneys are representing three news outlets in a constitutional challenge to a policy that censors the speech of Penn State trustees.

Check out the full-time jobs, fellowships and internships available at the Reporters Committee.

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A National Day of Action Connecting Communities with Trusted Local News

How attorney Paula Knudsen Burke and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Local Legal Initiative defend the First Amendment.

RCFP attorneys are representing photojournalist Rob Levine in challenging the unconstitutional no fly zone.

Through a lawsuit, RCFP attorneys helped Kabas obtain hours of police bodycam footage of the raid. Here’s what it shows.

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The data, which The Guardian obtained with free legal support from RCFP attorneys, undercuts the government’s claim that it is targeting “dangerous criminals.”

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We spoke with the author of "The Presidents vs. the Press" to get some historical perspective on Trump's relationship with the news media.

“The government appears to have ignored a crucial press freedom guardrail in searching a journalist's home.”