A decade after the last FOIA reform, RCFP shares its wishlist for improving the well-intended but deeply flawed law.

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging the Federal Communications Commission to find that interviews on ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” are exempt from an agency rule that ...

This map shows current state legislation status and police department policies regarding public access to police worn body camera footage. This map shows the current status of state legislation ...

Colorado Because a meeting is open to the public if only two members of any state board or commission, or if only three members of a local government board or commission attend, the absence of a ...

Background: In a notice issued on Jan. 16, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration imposed sweeping, nationwide flight restrictions that bar drones from flying within 3,000 lateral feet and 1,000 ...

Update: On March 19, 2026, Estefany Maria Rodriguez Florez was released on a $10,000 bond. A media coalition led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging a federal district court ...

Through a lawsuit, RCFP attorneys helped Kabas obtain hours of police bodycam footage of the raid. Here’s what it shows. A screen capture from bodycam footage shows two Trump administration officials ...

Update: On April 15, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration withdrew its nationwide ban on drone flights near U.S. Department of Homeland Security vehicles. “This is a big win,” Rob Levine said.

From the Fall 2000 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 13. From the Fall 2000 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 13. Despite taking precautions to avoid the turbulence witnessed at the World ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will tackle the issue of prisoners' First Amendment rights, and the news media's ability to gather… The U.S. Supreme Court will tackle the issue of prisoners’ First Amendment ...