Access to information about execution proceedings is not only in the public interest — it is constitutionally required.

This dangerous new policy could be wielded to silence independent reporting in the public interest about the Pentagon and our ...

Crediting the government’s theory in Rümeysa Öztürk's case would chill an enormous amount of reporting in the public interest ...

The Reporters Committee's work on behalf of journalists spans a variety of issues, from immigration to tech, as well as free ...

It’s the latest victory in an RCFP attorney’s efforts to enforce the state’s landmark police accountability law. A screen grab from bodycam footage shows 17-year-old Mariana Martinez running away from ...

Background: In October 2024, CBS News aired certain portions of an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris in a promotional clip on “Face the Nation” before it aired other portions in the ...

Today, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced the recipients of the 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards, hosted this year by Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent and the former anchor ...

Editor’s note: This analysis was updated on May 2 to reflect the Justice Department’s revised regulation published on May 1. On April 25, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum to all U.S.

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice released a memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi directing the agency to rescind the current version of the “news media guidelines,” and publish a new policy. The ...

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today published a new guide to help journalists understand legal issues they may encounter while reporting on immigration enforcement and deportation.

Gabe Rottman, RCFP’s vice president of policy, testified on Tuesday during a U.S. Senate hearing on “The Censorship Industrial Complex.” Gabe Rottman testifies before the U.S. Senate Judiciary ...

A screen capture taken from a CBS "60 Minutes" interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris in October 2024. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging the Federal Communications ...