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The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today announced $1.25 million in new funding from Press Forward, a national initiative to reimagine local news. With this grant, the Reporters ...

The Chattanooga Times Free Press, represented by RCFP attorneys, sued the city council in 2022 for secretly discussing new ...

The Reporters Committee regularly submits amicus, or “friend-of-the-court,” briefs in state, federal, and U.S. Supreme Court cases where the news media brings an important perspective. Known for ...

This guide helps journalists understand their rights and avoid arrest when reporting at protests by summarizing the legal landscape.

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The Reporter’s Privilege is a complete compendium of information on the reporter’s privilege — the right not to be compelled to testify or disclose sources and information in court — in each state and ...

AP Photo/Stephan Savoia Attorney General Eric Holder speaks in Boston on June 26 while a vote loomed to hold him in contempt of Congress for withholding records of Operation Fast and Furious.

AS 12.65.020 provides that the state medical examiner may perform a post-mortem examination, including an autopsy, necessary to make a proper determination of the cause of death and to complete the ...

Pre-publication review, or “vetting,” is the process of reviewing news articles, scripts, and footage to address legal concerns. Pre-publication review, or “vetting,” is the process of reviewing news ...