I'm biased, of course, but it's hard to imagine a nonprofit program having a more substantial impact on the news industry than @rcfp.org's Local Legal Initiative. This program has shown time and again that local investigative journalism can thrive when reporters have access to free legal support.

Michelle Obama suggested people eat vegetables and conservatives lost their minds.

A new @theguardian.com analysis of ICE records reveals that most people targeted for deportation for the first time in 2025 have no criminal history. The news outlet’s reporting is based on data it obtained through a FOIA lawsuit with free legal support from @rcfp.org attorneys.

🚨 We're hiring two positions to expand @rcfp.org's Local Legal Initiative, which provides journalists free legal services to pursue investigative stories in their communities. ➡️ Minnesota LLI attorney ➡️ LLI staff attorney View the positions and apply:

🎉 Great news! @rcfp.org's @a-marshall-plan.bsky.social and Allyson Veile represented @marisakabas.bsky.social in her fight to access the footage. Learn more + read court documents in the case: www.rcfp.org/litigation/k...

Proud of the #FOIA team at @rcfp.org that pried these records lose!

Is Trump the most anti-press president in U.S. history? We asked Harold Holzer, historian and author of “The Presidents vs. the Press,” for his thoughts on that and much more in a new interview.

New: A federal judge unsealed documents that reveal the FBI's justification for raiding the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson. The records were made public after @rcfp.org asked the court to unseal search warrant materials related to the raid.

New opinion for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‼️ We're expanding @rcfp.org's Local Legal Initiative to Minnesota — and hiring an in-state attorney to provide local journalists and newsrooms free legal help to pursue impactful reporting in their communities. Learn more and apply: smrtr.io/wM-xy

Now is a perfect time to support press freedom with a donation to @rcfp.org: Through Sunday, our friends at Subject Matter will be adding $100 to each contribution, up to $5,000! It's a great opportunity to maximize your impact in defense of the First Amendment. Donate here:

A Tennessee judge has ordered the state to provide journalists expanded access to execution proceedings after a news media coalition — represented by @rcfp.org attorneys — challenged restrictions on press witnesses.

NEW: In a friend-of-the-court brief, @rcfp.org urged a federal court to reject the Pentagon’s new press access policy and supported @nytimes.com's lawsuit challenging its constitutionality.

Until this week's FBI raid on Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's house, the Justice Department had “never executed a search warrant at the home of a reporter in a national security leak case,” notes @rcfp.org's Gabe Rottman. [via @cnn.com]

News: Last night, @rcfp.org filed a motion in EDVA to unseal records related to the WaPo reporter warrant. Currently all of the judicial records are sealed, including the affidavit purporting to justify the government’s actions. Read our application here: www.rcfp.org/fbi-raid-was...

This morning, the FBI executed a search warrant at a @washingtonpost.com reporter’s home. @rcfp.org President Bruce D. Brown called it “a tremendous escalation in the administration’s intrusions into the independence of the press.” Read his full statement: www.rcfp.org/fbi-search-w...

“Anytime that Congress tries to get in the business of inquiring into or interfering in constitutionally protected newsgathering, it’s a problem,” said @rcfp.org's Gabe Rottman. [via @washingtonpost.com]

My favorite winter solstice tradition, courtesy of Olafur Arnalds and friends: youtu.be/QzEsaXYYLIE?...

Journos, remember: "Reporters sometimes dislike the idea of litigating because they want their work — not themselves — to be the story... But access to information is a muscle that must be flexed... We must fight against each attempt to chip away at our legal rights." Amen to this from @rcfp.org!

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

“Wear your name on a lawsuit as proudly as you do your byline.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/jour...

!!! The Post obtained hot mic comments by the chair of RFK Jr.'s CDC vaccine committee. "We feel like a little bit like puppets on a string as opposed to really being an independent advisory panel" wapo.st/4atob4M

Today, @nytimes.com filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon over its new press access policy. In a statement supporting the lawsuit, @rcfp.org's Gabe Rottman said the policy is "unlawful" and violates the First Amendment. Read more: www.rcfp.org/nyt-pentagon...

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

Covering a No Kings rally this weekend? Review @rcfp.org's legal guide that explains how to stay safe and avoid arrest while reporting on protests: rcfp.org/resources/po... It's also available as a concise tip-sheet: www.rcfp.org/wp-content/u...

Last night's #RCFPAwards25 was an inspiring celebration of press freedom — and a reminder that there are champions of the First Amendment fighting for the public's right to know at a time when America's free press is under attack. Our thanks to everyone who supported the event.

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

Just 8 days left to apply for a full-time staff attorney role at RCFP! Come litigate things with our amazing team: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ReportersCom...

The Pentagon is ordering journalists to sign a gag pledge—even with respect to gathering unclassified information. Here are the facts. #Pentagon #Journalism #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #Democracy #BreakingNews #NewsExplained

The William Calley Most Improved Award

@rcfp.org Steering Committee member @postbaron.bsky.social joined @nprfreshair.bsky.social to discuss the First Amendment implications surrounding Jimmy Kimmel’s brief suspension and the Trump administration's threats to free speech. 🎙️ Listen:

"An escalator can never break: It can only become stairs. You should never see an 'Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order' sign, just 'Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.'" — Mitch Hedberg, RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...

@rcfp.org is pushing back against a new Trump administration policy that threatens to revoke press passes from journalists covering the Pentagon if they attempt to report info that officials haven’t pre-approved for release. Read more: https://www.rcfp.org/pentagon-press-restrictions-statement/

Okay, this lede from the NY Times coverage of Trump's dinner out is pretty great.

This is genocidal rhetoric calling people cockroaches. This is exactly the language used in the Rwandan genocide.

They can’t find people to take the kidnapping-hardworking-moms-and-dads-off-the-street-corner jobs, even with the offer of a $50k bonus and the opportunity to dress like a member of a drug cartel.

With help from an @rcfp.org attorney, @whqr.bsky.social obtained school renovation records that officials for months tried to shield from public view. It’s the latest example of how our work has made a difference for local NPR stations across the country.

The Department of Energy said it will close FOIA requests from last year unless the requester emails the agency to say they are still interested. Experts say it's an "attempt to close out as many FOIA requests as possible." 🔗 www.404media.co/trump-admini...

In light of President Trump deploying the National Guard in D.C., revisit a recent @rcfp.org analysis on why journalists should care about the military acting as domestic law enforcement and how it could impact newsgathering.

The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators.

NEW: A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Indiana’s police “buffer zone” law as unconstitutional, siding with arguments @rcfp.org attorneys made in a lawsuit on behalf of a news media coalition.

Just so’s we’re all clear, almost 3/4 of everything we buy from Europe is now 15% more expensive.

🚨 DC followers, #pressfreedom fans, 1A supporters — tonight's the night! Join us and @grassrootscomedy.bsky.social for the Comedy Show for Freedom of the Press, a night of stand-up and satire celebrating journalists and benefiting @rcfp.org! Buy tix now: www.eventbrite.com/e/comedy-sho...

This glitch in the @nytimes.com news quiz today prevented me from getting a perfect score. Devastating blow to my Friday.

Congress's decision to claw back federal funding from America's public media broadcasters is a devastating blow to communities across the country. @rcfp.org's full statement:

PBS Passport is amazing. Highly recommend.

🎉 We’re honored to be selected as one of 22 local news projects receiving support from #PressForward! This allows @rcfp.org to expand our Local Legal Initiative, which provides pro bono legal services for local enterprise and investigative reporting. Learn more:

Really great opportunity to join @rcfp.org as a legal fellow to help vet documentary films before they are released ...

If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to

“It’s crucially important that journalists be able to credibly assure their sources that they’ll be able to keep their identities secret, or else these stories just don’t get told,” @rcfp.org's Gabe Rottman said. [via @washingtonpost.com]