Pass the PRESS Act
The PRESS Act is the most important press freedom bill in modern history.
More on the IssueThe PRESS Act is the most important press freedom bill in modern history.
More on the IssueToo often, police arrest journalists for doing their jobs. These arrests and prosecutions chill important reporting.
More on the IssueThe U.S. classifies far too many secrets, obstructing democracy.
More on the IssuePRESS Act would put a stop to efforts to force journalists like Herridge to burn sources
Trump’s anti-press agenda is an existential threat to the Fourth Estate
It’s time to remove regulatory ambiguities that censorial administrations can exploit
It's likely no coincidence that news outlets are behaving exactly like the government said they should during its prosecution of Julian Assange
The Senate should have passed the PRESS Act months ago, after it sailed through the House in January. But despite the delay, the bill to protect journalist-source confidentiality is picking up real momentum heading into the lame-duck session.The New York Times ran an editorial this month endorsing the PRESS …
Prosecutors nationwide are pursuing unconstitutional charges against journalists for failing to comply with illegal dispersal orders
Efforts to weaponize IRS against dissent put nonprofit media outlets at risk
Court states the obvious: Citizen journalists have the same First Amendment rights as any other journalists
Advocates, journalists want answers on why the government risked criminalizing routine journalism to pursue Espionage Act charges against WikiLeaks publisher
The U.S. government's nonresponse to Israel's attacks on the news outlet makes clearer the dangers of authorizing broad and unchecked censorship of foreign platforms