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

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. § ...

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

Several New York Times journalists received subpoenas seeking their testimony before a grand jury.

Background: In April 2026, The Morning Call reporter Lindsay Weber filed a request under Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law ...

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today announced the recipients of the 2026 Freedom of the Press Awards, which recognize the accomplishments of leaders in the news media and legal ...

The Freedom of the Press Awards return Oct. 14 to celebrate leaders in journalism and media law. The 2026 Freedom of the Press Awards will be held on Oct. 14, 2026, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New ...

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 ...

Anti-SLAPP laws provide defendants a way to quickly dismiss meritless lawsuits — known as SLAPPs or strategic lawsuits against public participation — filed against them for exercising speech, press, ...

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 ...