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

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

Background: In January 2025, Iowa resident Dennis Donnelly sued The Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer over a ...

This is a meritless attempt to deter reporting,” said RCFP’s Louisiana-based staff attorney, Virginia Hamrick.

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Journalist David Cantor, represented by RCFP attorneys, is suing the VA Department of Corrections for taser logs.

In March 2026, Summers submitted a request to West Baton Rouge’s fire district for public records related to its response to ...

The Army and NORTHCOM violated FOIA by failing to disclose records concerning First Amendment-related training provided to ...

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 ...