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In a letter on behalf of journalist @abelfglez, attorneys from @rcfp and @shullgate are warning Florida election officials not to unconstitutionally enforce a law that restricts any person from asking voters questions within 150 feet of a polling place. bit.ly/4BqOQdJ
@rcfp attorneys are representing journalist @FlowersAlison in a new FOIA lawsuit seeking records from the Secret Service about the prosecution of Dee Farmer in the 1980s. rcfp.org/litigation/flowers-…
ICYMI: The Justice Department's antitrust investigation of the White House press pool is "another and even more brazen attempt to try to intimidate journalists," @rcfp President Bruce D. Brown said. rcfp.org/statement-doj-inves…
When government officials deny reporters access to public meetings or events, what should they do?
In a recent newsletter, @NPCInstitute spoke to @rcfp's Gabe Rottman about press rights and what journalists should know when they're denied access. myemail.constantcontact.com/…
Following several deaths at the Tulsa municipal jail, the city’s mayor announced he would close the facility.
Now, with the help of an @rcfp attorney, @readfrontier is suing to learn more. rcfp.org/litigation/yalch-v-…
“To have that resource for small papers like ours, it’s just incredible.”
After Western Wayne News reporter Mike Emery received a subpoena seeking his testimony in a federal trial, he turned to @rcfp's free legal help to help make it disappear. rcfp.org/mike-emery-subpoena…
This week's court ruling against the White House press ban “protects not only CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, but all the other holders of White House passes who continued to work under the threat of retaliation,” @rcfp President Bruce D. Brown said. [@CNN] cnn.com/2026/10/14/media/cnn…
#RCFPAwards26 is tonight! We’re excited to celebrate press freedom and honor leaders in journalism and media law whose work embodies the values of the First Amendment.
👇 Watch a livestream starting at 7 p.m. EDT, and follow this thread for updates: youtube.com/live/NHDFIfse9_g
"Our democracy depends on an informed public, and that public depends on the reporters who deliver the facts — and the attorneys who protect their right to do so," @JudyWoodruff says. #RCFPAwards26
That's a wrap on #RCFPAwards26! Thanks for following along.
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