Background: In 2019 and 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents conducted warrantless searches of Chinwendu ...

Government denials of access will not go unchallenged,” said RCFP Colorado Local Legal Initiative Attorney Rachael Johnson.

A federal appeals court in California has blocked the state from enforcing a law that requires large social media platforms ...

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*Three instances occurred in which executive branch officials refused to supply congressional panel with information about presidential actions. Johnson did not invoke privilege himself nor ...

Adam A. Marshall is a senior staff attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. His work includes litigation in federal and state courts and training journalists on government ...

James V. Grimaldi is executive editor of the National Catholic Reporter, overseeing all aspects of NCR’s editorial content, including breaking, enterprise, and investigative reporting. He joined NCR ...