An RCFP survey of more than a dozen journalists found the raid is already impacting their ability to get important stories to ...

Background: In June 2022, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to recruit and groom girls that the disgraced financier abused.

Background: On Jan. 14, 2026, the FBI executed a search warrant at the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor charged with illegally ...

Background: On Jan. 14, 2026, the FBI executed a search warrant at the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor charged with illegally ...

Background: In August 2020, two FBI agents visited the home of Zack Whittaker, senior editor at TechCrunch and author of the weekly cybersecurity newsletter this week in security. The agents sought ...

In the face of attacks on press freedom, RCFP stepped up to defend journalists and the public’s right to know. The threats to press freedom that dominated headlines in 2025 demonstrated an important ...

Members of the Steering Committee serve three-year terms, with a third of the members being elected each year. An Executive Committee acts as direct advisors to Reporters Committee senior staff.

The federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and similar state laws give the public the right to obtain records from certain government entities. Journalists use these laws, also known as sunshine ...

1st Circuit There is no separate briefing schedule for a motion to quash. The local rules of each district court set forth the briefing schedule for the filing of the motion. For example, the ...

Background: In November 2025, Katie Malone, a reporter for Technical.ly, submitted a public records request to the ...

On Friday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced efforts to a crack down on unauthorized disclosures to the news media, citing an uptick in “leaks” investigations and a plan to revisit policies on ...

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to provide a documentary film company with a recording of Elon Musk’s 2018 testimony before the agency as part of its securities ...