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 ...
An RCFP survey of more than a dozen journalists found the raid is already impacting their ability to get important stories to ...
This is a meritless attempt to deter reporting,” said RCFP’s Louisiana-based staff attorney, Virginia Hamrick.
Immigration courts should be open to the public and the press, but too often they are not, RCFP's Renee Griffin writes.
Background: In January 2025, Iowa resident Dennis Donnelly sued The Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer over a ...
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 ...
The Army and NORTHCOM violated FOIA by failing to disclose records concerning First Amendment-related training provided to ...
Background: In October 2025, journalist David Cantor submitted a public records request to the Virginia Department of Corrections seeking all records documenting the department’s use of tasers on ...
In March 2026, Summers submitted a request to West Baton Rouge’s fire district for public records related to its response to ...