The Intercept, represented by RCFP attorneys, seeks access to records filed in a case involving Badar Khan Suri, who was ...

BenitoLink’s right to document government activities in public spaces … is firmly established,” RCFP and BenitoLink argue in a letter to county officials.

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ...

Without reliable information about what the government is doing, or failing to do, the public is unable to conduct oversight ...

Feder will oversee RCFP’s growing program to provide free legal support to local journalists and newsrooms, which is now ...

T]he right and ability of the press to document law enforcement ... activity safely and effectively is foundational to ...

Closing courtroom doors to a journalist attending a public immigration proceeding is unlawful and damaging to public transparency.” ...

KUSA-9 News sued the police department for access to unedited bodycam videos with free legal support from an RCFP attorney.

Background: In April 2025, Ashlynd Huffman, a reporter for The Frontier, submitted an open records request to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections seeking reports on the death of an inmate and other ...

The settlement comes after Spotlight PA filed an open meetings lawsuit against Penn State’s governing body with free legal support from RCFP attorneys.

This guide helps journalists understand their rights at protests and how to avoid arrest when reporting on these events. Note: This guide was published in 2018 and most recently updated in March 2024.

If you like this post, sign up to get The Nuance newsletter delivered straight to your inbox every month! Headlines abound about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown against students ...