This guide explains the legal risks associated with receiving or publishing material that was illegally obtained by a third party.

Conditioning pool access to White House events on the editorial decisions of any news organization violates First Amendment ...

RCFP attorneys are representing the journalist in her effort to access records related to the 76ers’ now-abandoned plans to ...

"The White House obviously does not have a legitimate basis for barring Associated Press reporters from events yesterday and ...

In a letter to the New Mexico House of Representatives Consumer & Public Affairs Committee, the Reporters Committee expressed ...

Briggs is one of five RCFP attorneys who provides pro bono legal support to local journalists and newsrooms as part of the ...

RCFP attorneys represented WBIR anchor John Becker in his lawsuit against the university seeking records related to a federal ...

From the Winter 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 27. Avi Adelman considers himself a journalist.… From the Winter 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 27. Avi Adelman considers ...

From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 29. Several recent dismissals of defamation claims… From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 29. Several recent ...

From the Spring 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 17. A federal court in New York… From the Spring 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 17. A federal court in New York City ruled in ...

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 ...

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 ...