The recordings helped dispel rumors about the police response to a mass shooting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, last year.

In response to the decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters after a hearing today, Reporters Committee President Bruce D. Brown made the ...

Changing the terms of foreign journalists' visas might appear subtle, but it can have profound implications for press freedom ...

On Saturday, The New York Times reported that several of its journalists had received subpoenas seeking their testimony before a grand jury in Manhattan, issued by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern ...

The First Circuit, which is comprised of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island, recognizes a qualified privilege for reporters. Application of the privilege is determined ...

Arkansas Death certificates are exempt from the FOIA. They can only be disclosed for research purposes, and the disclosure of information that would identify a person or an institution can only be ...

The Supreme Court and Tenth Circuit have consistently recognized that the public and press have a presumptive First Amendment right of access to judicial proceedings in criminal cases. See Richmond ...

Although media access to federal and state prisons and the inmates they house may not be constitutionally guaranteed, state law… Although media access to federal and state prisons and the inmates they ...

Background: The West Baton Rouge Independent is a small news outlet in Louisiana. John Summers is the publisher, editor, and sole reporter for the outlet, which he started in May 2025. In March 2026, ...

District of Columbia Although the Open Meetings Act does not specifically address meetings conducted by text message, it applies to meetings held by any "means of communication." D.C. Code Ann. § ...