Indiana Law Shrouds Executions in Secrecy, Prompting New Pushes for Public Oversight

Some First Amendment advocates and death penalty experts call Indiana’s lack of transparency during the gravest of government punishments alarming.

DOJ Ignored Some Policies When Seizing Reporters’ Phone Records, Watchdog Finds

The new watchdog report was released as the aggressive practice of hunting for journalists’ sources could again be resurrected.

Federal Judge Tosses a Lawsuit Over Ban on Recorded Inmate Interviews in South Carolina

The judge said the government can restrict free speech rights in areas it controls that aren’t public and the media doesn’t have special rights to access prisoners.

Los Angeles Will Pay $300,000 To Settle a Lawsuit Against Journalist Over Undercover Police Photos

The city attorney’s lawsuit against the journalist drew condemnation from media rights experts and a coalition of newsrooms as an attack on free speech and press freedoms.

Nashville Court Grapples With Details on School Shooter That Were Leaked to Media

The editor-in-chief's attorney argued the court proceeding would infringe on First Amendment protections after his outlet, The Tennessee Star, reported on records leaked to them about the shooter at The Covenant School.

Judge Sets Hearing Over Alleged Leak of Nashville School Shooter Info

The hearing could put competing arguments on display about the First Amendment protection of media outlets and the extent to which judges can control conduct in their cases.

Judge in Trump Case Orders Media Not To Report Where Potential Jurors Work

Generally, the First Amendment bars judges from ordering journalists not to disclose what they hear and see in courtrooms open to the public, though there are exceptions.

California Law Enforcement Agencies Hinder Transparency in Use-Of-Force Cases

Law enforcement agencies across California began receiving public records requests and responded with what's been described as “a campaign of massive resistance.”