New bill would fix law that’s failing journalists
Police keep raiding reporters without telling courts about the Privacy Protection Act of 1980. An update to the act from Sen. Wyden and Rep. Balint would put a stop to it
No First Amendment for some immigrant journalists or sources, gov’t says
The administration’s argument in Estefany Rodríguez’s case that the First Amendment doesn’t apply to people in the U.S. who lack legal status could silence some reporters and sources
Judge’s rebuke of DOJ in raid on journalist’s home exposes bigger problem
A prosecutor failed to mention a law protecting journalists before searching Hannah Natanson’s residence — and faced little more than a public scolding
DHS calls leaks a threat. Here’s what we wouldn’t know without them
Recent leaks have exposed DHS’s warrantless home invasions, targeting of protesters, surveillance overreach, and propaganda campaigns
Supreme Court could greenlight geofence warrants
A new case may legalize suspicionless mass surveillance of journalists and whistleblowers
FCC’s latest attack on late-night may preview new anti-press strategy
Brendan Carr’s ‘equal time’ warning is a blueprint for going after broadcast news
Puerto Rico may roll back transparency just when it matters the most
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón should reject SB 63, a new bill that rewrites the territory’s public records law for the worse
Journalists’ cameras become targets at Oregon protests
Federal agents in Portland are waging war on the press
Kansas county pays $3M for forgetting the First Amendment
Marion County cops got their First Amendment lesson the hard way. Police elsewhere should take note
Public records expert: ‘We can do better’
David Cuillier explains how the ‘death of transparency’ affects us all, and how our public records laws must change.
