Resources for Investigators

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press serves the nation’s leading news organizations; thousands of reporters, editors, and media lawyers; and many more who use their online and mobile resources. Private and corporate investigators will find the resources below especially useful.

• General The First Amendment Handbook The News Media & The Law

• Libel and Privacy SLAPP Stick Can We Tape? Photographers Guide to Privacy

• Reporter's Privilege Privilege Compendium Agents of Discovery

• Freedom of Information A Reporter's Guide to Medical Privacy Law Access to Electronic Communications Access to Police Records Federal FOIA Appeals Guide Federal Open Government Guide Open Government Guide Private Eyes Privatization v. The Public's Right to Know Sunshine, Inc. The Lost Stories

• Court access Open Courts Compendium A Reporter's Guide to Military Justice Access to Juror Questionnaires Access to Juvenile Justice Access to Terrorism Proceedings Alternative Dispute Resolution Anonymous Juries Gag Orders Grand Juries Judicial Speech Jury Records and Proceedings Off Base: Military Court Dockets Online Access to Plea Agreements Secret Dockets Secret Juries Warrants & Wiretaps White Paper: Military Dockets

• Newsgathering A Reporter's Field Guide A Reporter's Guide to American Indian Law Homefront Confidential Police, Protesters and the Press