During Trump's first term, DHS monitored journalists covering the border and attempted to obtain the identity of reporters’ ...

Background: In April 2024, the Nashville Banner moved to intervene in a criminal court case in Davidson County Criminal Court for the limited purpose of seeking to unseal three documents related to a ...

The DOJ has used delay tactics to avoid promptly disclosing records related to its prosecution of Volkswagen for cheating on ...

Background: A trial court in the District of Columbia used a “husher” to prevent the public from hearing any of the answers that prospective jurors gave to questions posed to them during jury ...

With Election Day just a week away, journalists across the U.S. are hard at work producing meaningful stories that will inform voters as they head to the polls. But a contentious election can create ...

Background: On two separate occasions in 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents conducted warrantless searches of Ezhil Kamaldoss’s electronic devices at John F. Kennedy International Airport ...

From the Spring 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 17. A federal court in New York… From the Spring 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 17. A federal court in New York City ruled in ...

Police departments across the nation are implementing body-worn camera programs in an effort to create a more objective record of officers’ activities. As recent news events have proved, these videos ...