Supreme Court reaffirms press precedent in social media cases
Decision in two cases challenging state laws that restrict social media content moderation contain important wins for journalists and news outlets, but questions on TikTok loom
Assange freed, press freedom imperiled
Through op-eds and TV appearances, FPF made clear that the Biden administration deserves zero credit after forcing Julian Assange to plead guilty to get out of prison
The government says it won’t prosecute ‘real’ journalists. Don’t believe it
Recent statements about a military newspaper belie claims that the government won’t treat conventional journalists like it treated Julian Assange
Government refuses to learn its lesson on censorship
Recent news from LA and Tennessee shows latest examples of public officials’ cluelessness when it comes to journalists’ constitutional rights
States keep public in dark with anti-transparency reforms
Laws limiting public records access make it harder for journalists to hold executive branch officials accountable
‘From Bylines to Behind Bars’: Journalists arrested covering protests
We spoke with two experts about the alarming spike in arrests and detentions of journalists covering protests over the Israel-Gaza war
11 years after Snowden revelations, government still expanding surveillance
New ‘spy draft law’ and ongoing retaliation against those who expose government secrets show there’s a long way to go in combating overreach
Federal law must fix loophole allowing abusive lawsuits targeting speech
With no federal anti-SLAPP law, journalists and others remain vulnerable to frivolous lawsuits that chill First Amendment rights
Israel’s seizure of AP equipment shows slippery slope of censorship
Recent legislation here is just as prone to abuse as the law Israel used to punish Al Jazeera and then the Associated Press
Settlement hasn’t stopped NYPD’s press abuses at protests
‘Catch and release’ arrests, kettling are among the problematic practices employed by officers responding to Israel-Gaza war protests
