Federal agencies hijack the ‘public interest’ to attack free speech
How the government is threatening nonprofits and the press, and how the public can fight back.
Snowden revelations take on added urgency
Plus: Texas is about to ban college kids talking at night
Texas is about to ban all speech on campuses at night. Seriously.
A new bill passed by the Texas legislature would ban everything from study groups to newspaper reporting at night at public universities in the state.
Rights organizations object to ‘entirely absurd’ Virginia gag policy
Policy purports to grant county board chair a monopoly on facts
Risking free speech won’t protect kids
Plus: We’re ready to sue if Paramount sells out the press
Don’t empower agencies to gut free speech
Congress should think twice before sacrificing the First Amendment in the name of protecting kids.
Recent leaks show why source protection matters
Plus: Don’t empower Trump to define terrorism
We plan to sue if Paramount settles with Trump over CBS lawsuit
Freedom of the Press Foundation notifies Paramount executives of liability and demands preservation of records
Authoritarianism meets unfair competition
Plus: State Department must release Öztürk memo
Order for Öztürk’s release is welcome news, but it took far too long
Transparency needed on how a student ended up spending weeks behind bars over an op-ed the government disliked
