Secret U.K. spy order imperils press freedom
By demanding a back door into end-to-end encrypted iCloud data, the U.K. undermines journalist-source confidentiality
Trump attacks oversight, Dems attack whistleblowers
If Snowden is a traitor, what should we call all the intelligence officials who broke the law to spy on Americans and lied about it?
Tech companies platform the First Amendment
Substack and Amazon Web Services’ First Amendment defense of journalist Jack Poulson should be a model for other platforms
Privacy protection shouldn’t come at free speech’s expense
A troubling federal court decision that upholds New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law lowers the First Amendment bar for privacy laws
‘Who are we to judge,’ ask … judges, upholding TikTok ban
We warned that the TikTok ban forgets the lessons of the Pentagon Papers case. Last week’s court decision upholding the law proved our point
X goes ‘thermonuclear’ against media donors
Social platform’s unconstitutional demand for Media Matters’ donor information imperils nonprofit news, argues legal brief by FPF
Anatomy of a censorship campaign: A tech exec’s crusade to stifle journalism
Tactics used by businessman against reporting he dislikes are increasingly common. Here’s how reporters can be prepared and fight back
Censoring news does not protect consumers
Trump’s frivolous ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit furthers a campaign to use consumer protection laws against free speech and press rights.
Ending endless police seizures of journalists’ equipment
Attorney Christie Hebert of the Institute for Justice explains what to do if police take your device and hold it hostage
Frivolous suits stalk journalists in states without anti-SLAPP laws
A Wisconsin court threw out a meritless defamation case against a local paper. So why doesn’t it feel like a victory for the First Amendment?
