Pass the PRESS Act
The PRESS Act is the most important press freedom bill in modern history.
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Stop Arresting Journalists
Too often, police arrest journalists for doing their jobs. These arrests and prosecutions chill important reporting.
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Reform Government Secrecy
The U.S. classifies far too many secrets, obstructing democracy.
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PRESS Act gains momentum
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 …
Israel must stop arresting journalists — whether American or Palestinian
Israel has released Jeremy Loffredo from custody but dozens of Palestinian journalists are still held incommunicado
Heed DOJ guidance – drop cases against journalists
Prosecutors nationwide are pursuing unconstitutional charges against journalists for failing to comply with illegal dispersal orders
Heritage Foundation sends lots of FOIAs. That shouldn’t be a problem
A records request can be legitimate even if its goal is unpopular
Anti-speech lawmakers continue targeting nonprofits
Efforts to weaponize IRS against dissent put nonprofit media outlets at risk
Time for Biden to declassify Khashoggi intelligence
Reports on the journalist’s murder are still secret. Their release would place democratic principles over a relationship with an authoritarian ruler
Texas authorities extort journalist with his own equipment
Court states the obvious: Citizen journalists have the same First Amendment rights as any other journalists
President Carter is 100. The CIA still keeps his Camp David records secret
A fitting birthday present for President Carter would be the full declassifying of the CIA’s records on the 1978 Camp David Accords
Lawsuit seeks transparency on Assange prosecution
Advocates, journalists want answers on why the government risked criminalizing routine journalism to pursue Espionage Act charges against WikiLeaks publisher
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?
