Catsambas will oversee the Reporters Committee’s work building broad coalitions to support journalists’ rights in state and federal courts. Marietta Catsambas has joined the Reporters Committee as a ...

In response to the decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters after a hearing today, Reporters Committee President Bruce D. Brown made the ...

Background: On Jan. 14, 2026, the FBI executed a search warrant at the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor charged with illegally ...

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

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

The Reporter’s Privilege Compendium, first posted online in 2002, is the most detailed examination available of the reporter’s privilege — the right not to be compelled to reveal sources or materials ...

California Under both Acts, agendas of public meetings and other writings, when distributed to all or a majority of all, of the members of the body in connection with an item to be considered in open ...

Stephen J. Adler, former editor-in-chief of Reuters, is chairman of the Steering Committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. A global advocate for free speech and journalism ethics, ...

According to two amateur runners from Massachusetts, it took only a picture and two words published on the… According to two amateur runners from Massachusetts, it took only a picture and two words ...

When criminal cases gets media attention, trial courts may curtail the amount of pretrial publicity by imposing gag orders, restricting media reporting or closing courtrooms entirely. The tension ...