Police bodycams were meant to deliver transparency, but in Pennsylvania, Act 22 makes that promise harder to keep.

This is an important win not just for LNP but for the promise of transparency in the Commonwealth,” said RCFP Staff Attorney ...

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Local Legal Initiative Attorney Paul McAdoo is representing a Tennessee news ...

Represented by an RCFP attorney, the news outlets argue that the restrictions violate state rules governing access to ...

Clients: LehighValleyNews.com, The Morning Call, and lehighvalleylive.com ...

AS 12.65.020 provides that the state medical examiner may perform a post-mortem examination, including an autopsy, necessary to make a proper determination of the cause of death and to complete the ...

Journalist Marisa Kabas, who has reported on the takeover, submitted a public records request to the MPD for body-worn camera ...

A growing consensus of courts have recognized a constitutional right to record government officials engaged in their duties in a public place. This First Amendment right to record generally ...

Alaska Although compliance by law enforcement agencies is uneven, 911 tapes should be presumptively disclosable under the Public Records Act. The Legislature has considered a bill that would exempt ...

In November 2020, New York significantly expanded its anti-SLAPP law, which the state had first adopted in 1992. The law protects defendants in legal actions “involving public petition and ...

The Reporters Committee regularly submits amicus, or “friend-of-the-court,” briefs in state, federal, and U.S. Supreme Court cases where the news media brings an important perspective. Known for ...