Crediting the government’s theory in Rümeysa Öztürk's case would chill an enormous amount of reporting in the public interest ...

This dangerous new policy could be wielded to silence independent reporting in the public interest about the Pentagon and our ...

The Reporters Committee’s work on behalf of journalists spans a variety of issues, from education to immigration to tech, as well as free press topics, such as freedom of information and court access.

Access to information about execution proceedings is not only in the public interest — it is constitutionally required.

The legislation was introduced after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable discussion on defamation law. (AP photo by Wilfredo Lee) Update: After the defamation legislation failed to pass, ...

On May 23, 2019, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned a superseding indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The indictment adds 17 counts under the Espionage ...

Citing the "working papers" exemption of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, state officials withheld an email attachment related to policies concerning transgender students. Like every other ...

Last week, I wrote a post on “A Century of Repression,” Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman’s new book on press freedom and the Espionage Act of 1917. In doing so, I carelessly asserted, without ...

Earlier this month, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press created a visualization of the uptick over the last decade in news media “leak” prosecutions — that is, criminal cases against ...

Tension between the White House and Fox News continued to mount this week after broadcast bureau chiefs in Washington refused to go along with the Obama’s administration’s attempt to squeeze Fox News ...