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RCFP welcomes new legal fellow focused on supporting documentary filmmakers

Tanvi Valsangikar, RCFP’s inaugural Abrams Legal Fellow, provides free legal services to FRONTLINE and other documentary ...
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RCFP supports Illinois bill aimed at protecting public media stations at public universities

The bill would protect the editorial autonomy of non-student public media stations affiliated with public universities.
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FCC chairman’s testimony raises ‘serious constitutional concerns’

Despite what FCC Chairman Brendan Carr told Congress, the FCC has limited authority to regulate the licenses of news ...
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Breaking down the Gray Lady’s lawsuit against the Pentagon

RCFP's Gabe Rottman explains the legal theories advanced by The New York Times in its lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's new ...
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RCFP statement on New York Times lawsuit challenging Pentagon press access policy

On Thursday, The New York Times, represented by Gibson Dunn, filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon over its new press access policy. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Vice President of ...
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Los Angeles County must face journalist’s challenge to retaliatory investigation, court rules

Journalist Maya Lau, co-represented by RCFP attorneys, sued LA County for unlawfully investigating her in retaliation for her reporting. Journalist Maya Lau. (Photo by Kira Bayankina) A federal judge ...
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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that The Sentinel is a ‘citizen.’ Here’s why that matters.

An RCFP attorney represents The Sentinel in a dispute over the news outlet’s ability to recover fees in a lawsuit. Rachael Johnson, the Reporters Committee's Local Legal Initiative attorney for ...
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RCFP attorney represents Indiana Daily Student editors in censorship fight

Update: On Oct. 30, 2025, Indiana University reversed its decision to cut future print editions and bar the Indiana Daily Student from printing news. The same day, the newspaper’s former adviser sued ...
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7th Circuit: Indiana’s police ‘buffer zone’ law is unconstitutional

In this Jan. 25, 2012, file photo, Indiana State Police stand at the entrance of the House of Representatives during a debate on the right to work bill at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. (AP ...
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Judge orders Aurora Police Department to release unedited bodycam footage of fatal police shooting

KUSA-9 News sued the police department for access to unedited bodycam videos with free legal support from an RCFP attorney. A screen capture from edited bodycam footage of the fatal police shooting of ...
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Champions of the First Amendment: Reporters Committee announces 2025 Freedom of the Press Award recipients

Today, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced the recipients of the 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards, hosted this year by Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent and the former anchor ...
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US Justice Department rescinds Biden-era protections for press

Editor’s note: This analysis was updated on May 2 to reflect the Justice Department’s revised regulation published on May 1. On April 25, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum to all U.S.