Changing the terms of foreign journalists' visas might appear subtle, but it can have profound implications for press freedom ...

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

Background: In April 2026, The Morning Call reporter Lindsay Weber filed a request under Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law ...

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice released the findings from its Inspector General investigation into the use of subpoenas and other legal authorities in leak investigations to obtain ...

Records in the case were made public after a yearslong legal battle RCFP attorneys waged on behalf of three newsrooms. Reporters Committee Staff Attorney Grayson Clary argues before the U.S. Court of ...

Journalist Maya Lau, co-represented by RCFP attorneys, sued LA County for unlawfully investigating her in retaliation for her reporting. Journalist Maya Lau. (Photo by Kira Bayankina) A federal judge ...

ProPublica reported last month that a middleman firm helped private investors with addresses in China, Hong Kong, and Russia buy stakes in Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX, including a businessman ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York (2nd Cir.) vacated Tuesday a $1.2 million indecency fine the Federal Communications Commission levied against ABC for nudity in a 2003 episode of “NYPD Blue.” In ...

A Tennessee judge has blocked the juvenile court in Memphis, Tennessee, from enforcing a policy that unlawfully shuts journalists out of juvenile delinquency proceedings, a decision that could result ...

This column was originally published in the Hoosier State Press Association’s March 2026 newsletter. Every year, journalists, lawmakers, and freedom of information advocates come together to celebrate ...

Reporters Committee Vice President of Policy Gabe Rottman (L) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) An attorney from the ...