The ruling “is a huge win for press freedom” in the state — and for the RCFP-led media coalition that challenged the law in ...

From the Winter 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 8. From the Winter 2002 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 8. Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia have enacted shield laws ...

Attorneys from RCFP and Cornell Law School’s First Amendment Clinic have helped newsrooms obtain three settlements involving ...

RCFP is urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reverse a judgment that endangers the news media’s ability to report on matters ...

Government denials of access will not go unchallenged,” said RCFP Colorado Local Legal Initiative Attorney Rachael Johnson.

AP Photo The privacy suit brought by wrestler Hulk Hogan against Gawker will examine whether a videotape was newsworthy. What… When deciding whether to publish certain content, members of the news ...

Background: In 2019 and 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents conducted warrantless searches of Chinwendu ...

From the Fall 2004 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21. From the Fall 2004 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21. Satire, caricature and parody are forms of art that rely on blurring the ...

The Reporter’s Recording Guide provides a summary of the recording laws (which restrict the recording and dissemination of phone calls and in-person conversations) and hidden camera laws (which ...

Gabe Rottman leads the Reporters Committee's work to advance key policy priorities like the PRESS Act and the Department of Justice media guidelines. He's a practicing attorney with a focus on novel ...

Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to private facilities for newsgathering activities are not protected by… Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to ...

From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 29. Several recent dismissals of defamation claims… From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 29. Several recent ...