Texas anti-SLAPP bills risk chilling consumer speech
Lawsuits that suppress speech hurt the public and business, Public Citizen Litigation Group attorney Paul Levy told us.
The enduring press freedom legacy of Max Frankel
The death of the New York Times journalist and editor is a reminder that the fight against excessive government secrecy must live on.
Tech giants must protect reporter-source privacy in leak cases
Leak investigations are back. Here’s what tech companies can do to defend freedom of the press
Reddit asks, we answer: Q&A on DOGE, Musk, and government secrecy
Despite a judge ruling DOGE is “likely covered” by FOIA, it’s not a guarantee its records will soon see the light of day
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
Florida lawmakers want online news outlets to self-censor
Supposedly pro-tort reform legislature invites frivolous lawsuits against the press
Celebrate the truth. Don’t weaken Texas anti-SLAPP law
Speaking the truth shouldn’t subject you to drummed-up lawsuits, endless legal proceedings, and potentially bankrupting legal fees, journalist Charles Ornstein told us
Prosecution of Indiana journalist furthers national anti-press climate
Journalists must be allowed to cover protests and their aftermath
‘Fox & Friends’ no friends to free press
Recent comments by ‘Fox & Friends’ co-hosts that police should ‘go after’ a journalist for reporting the news are as shortsighted as they are wrong
Hands off Texas anti-SLAPP law
We asked a SLAPP defendant and her lawyer to explain how proposed changes to Texas law could harm consumers and free speech
