Background: On Jan. 14, 2026, the FBI executed a search warrant at the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor charged with illegally ...
An RCFP survey of more than a dozen journalists found the raid is already impacting their ability to get important stories to ...
In the face of attacks on press freedom, RCFP stepped up to defend journalists and the public’s right to know. The threats to press freedom that dominated headlines in 2025 demonstrated an important ...
Background: In June 2022, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to recruit and groom girls that the disgraced financier abused.
Background: On Jan. 14, 2026, the FBI executed a search warrant at the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor charged with illegally ...
This is a meritless attempt to deter reporting,” said RCFP’s Louisiana-based staff attorney, Virginia Hamrick.
This post originally appeared in The Nuance, the Reporters Committee’s newsletter on legal and policy issues at the forefront of a free press. Sign up today! American courts have a long tradition of ...
Background: In January 2025, Iowa resident Dennis Donnelly sued The Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer over a ...
1st Circuit There is no separate briefing schedule for a motion to quash. The local rules of each district court set forth the briefing schedule for the filing of the motion. For example, the ...
The federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and similar state laws give the public the right to obtain records from certain government entities. Journalists use these laws, also known as sunshine ...
Background: In November 2025, Katie Malone, a reporter for Technical.ly, submitted a public records request to the ...
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