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https://www.rcfp.org/briefs-comments/citizens-for-fauquier-v-warrenton/
RCFP: Virginia town should turn over Amazon data center records
Aug 1, 2024 - RCFP is supporting an environmental group’s effort to access records related to a permit sought by Amazon to build a data center in Warrenton, Virginia.
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https://www.rcfp.org/briefs-comments/nyt-v-department-of-defense/
RCFP urges federal court to reject Pentagon’s media access policy
Apr 28, 2026 - In a brief, RCFP supports The New York Times’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Pentagon’s new press rules.
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https://www.rcfp.org/fbi-search-washington-post-statement/
RCFP statement on FBI search of Washington Post reporter’s home
Jan 15, 2026 - “[T]his is a tremendous escalation in the administration’s intrusions into the independence of the press,” said RCFP President Bruce D. Brown.
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https://nna.org/rcfp-tipsheet-helps-journalists-access-immigration-deportation-records
RCFP tipsheet helps journalists access immigration, deportation records
Accessing records while reporting on immigration and deportation
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https://www.rcfp.org/monthly/
Support Pro Bono Legal Assistance for Journalists Monthly - RCFP
Sep 5, 2025 - Reporters Committee donors ensure journalists have pro bono legal support when they're barred from court proceedings or denied access to public records.
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https://www.rcfp.org/briefs-comments/tincher-v-mullin/
RCFP supports challenge to federal agents’ excessive use of force against journalists observing...
Apr 15, 2026 - The excessive or indiscriminate use of force against journalists can chill news reporting on matters of public concern, RCFP argues.
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https://themarkup.org/inside-the-markup/2024/10/17/sisi-wei-rcfp-rising-star-2024
Sisi Wei Recognized as a Freedom of the Press Rising Star in 2024 RCFP Awards – The Markup
The awards honor the accomplishments of news and legal leaders whose work embodies the values of the First Amendment
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https://www.rcfp.org/briefs-comments/in-re-search-natanson/
RCFP urges court to order return of Washington Post reporter’s electronic devices
May 5, 2026 - These sweeping seizures of a journalist’s records violate the First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, and the Privacy Protection Act.
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