Reporters Committee raised more than $1.8 million to continue its mission of providing free legal services to journalists and news organizations at its annual Freedom of the Press Awards this month.
Public radio journalist Josie Huang reaches $700,000 settlement with LA County, Sheriff’s Department
A screen capture from Josie Huang's cellphone recording shows sheriff's deputies moments after they tackled the journalist to the ground on Sept. 12, 2020. (Courtesy of Josie Huang) Josie Huang, a ...
Background: In February 2026, a group of Maine residents filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies and officials unlawfully tracked ...
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an attempt to place new limits on the right to request federal agency documents after a rejection of the same request had already been ...
With Election Day approaching, Reporters Committee has compiled this hub of free resources to help journalists better understand their legal rights and cover contests safely and accurately. Below, ...
We won’t mince words — the years ahead pose a grave threat to press freedom. Journalists will be on the frontlines as they work to inform the public, but they must not face these threats alone. We ...
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 ...
Background: In December 2025, President Donald Trump named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry special envoy to Greenland. Landry ...
Background: As part of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s coverage of a measles outbreak in Pennsylvania, reporter Aubrey Whelan submitted a public records request to the Franklin County Coroner’s Office on ...
Background: In May 2024, 14-year-old Andre “AJ” Edwards, Jr. drowned at the Providence Mill low-head dam in New Albany, Indiana, which led to increased calls for the dam’s removal due to safety ...
Background: On February 2, 2026, LNP | LancasterOnline reporter Tom Lisi filed a request under Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law seeking some of the reimbursement requests that the Susquehanna Regional ...
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