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 ...

A Tennessee judge has blocked the juvenile court in Memphis, Tennessee, from enforcing a policy that unlawfully shuts journalists out of juvenile delinquency proceedings, a decision that could result ...

ProPublica reported last month that a middleman firm helped private investors with addresses in China, Hong Kong, and Russia buy stakes in Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX, including a businessman ...

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 ...

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, ...

In 2004, Jack Ryan, a successful investment banker, was the Republican nominee in a close race for a U.S. Senate… In 2004, Jack Ryan, a successful investment banker, was the Republican nominee in a ...

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press recognizes journalism and media law leaders at its annual Freedom of the Press Awards. The event is a highlight of our year where friends, honorees, ...

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, ...

Adam A. Marshall is the director of national litigation at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. His work includes litigation in federal and state courts and training journalists on ...

Background: In May 2025, Gov. Bill Lee signed into law SB 30, which makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet of a law enforcement officer after being told to stay back in certain situations. The ...