During Trump's first term, DHS monitored journalists covering the border and attempted to obtain the identity of reporters’ ...

RCFP is urging the full D.C. Court of Appeals to reconsider a panel decision concerning the use of white noise machines ...

The Reporter’s Recording Guide provides a summary of the recording laws (which restrict the recording and dissemination of phone calls and in-person conversations) and hidden camera laws (which ...

The fair report privilege may not be the best legal approach in defending journalists from defamation suits. From the Summer… The fair report privilege may not be the best legal approach in defending ...

The DOJ has used delay tactics to avoid promptly disclosing records related to its prosecution of Volkswagen for cheating on ...

President Barack Obama’s recent assertion of executive privilege in the investigation into Operation Fast and Furious highlights the difficulty journalists can face when invocation of the ...

Police departments across the nation are implementing body-worn camera programs in an effort to create a more objective record of officers’ activities. As recent news events have proved, these videos ...

In today’s digital age, the content from recent news reports can be instantly distributed across the Internet’s many blogs and… In today’s digital age, the content from recent news reports can be ...

In the summer of 2008, a West Virginia woman called a local television station to report that her four-year-old son… In the summer of 2008, a West Virginia woman called a local television station to ...

Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to private facilities for newsgathering activities are not protected by… Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to ...

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