Dear Friend of Press Freedom:One of the most important press freedom cases in the country deserves far more attention: Journalist Catherine Herridge has paid at least $4,000 in fines for refusing to reveal a confidential source, and she’ll owe even more unless the Supreme Court steps in. Plus: a …
Journalists don’t lose First Amendment protections just because a source signed an NDA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:New York, July 23, 2026 — In a direct attack on the First Amendment, the House Ways and Means Committee has subpoenaed independent news outlet BreakThrough News, demanding internal records under the guise of investigating foreign influence in the tax-exempt nonprofit sector.The committee, chaired by …
The Penlight Prize celebrates paywall-free reporting based on records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act or state public records laws.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:New York, July 20, 2026 — The New York Times reported today that the Trump administration issued third-party subpoenas seeking communications not only of journalists’ phone and text records but those of their relatives, including spouses and parents.The subpoenas were part of the government’s investigation into …
Plus: NYT subpoenaed for reporting on Trump’s bribe plane
The deal threatens Paramount and its stockholders, as well as the press and public who rely on CBS and CNN to remain informed
Why are government quacks like RFK Jr. grading doctors’ homework?
The Trump administration’s efforts to suppress reporting show exactly why we need to protect journalists
The judge narrowed his prior restraint in one way, but vastly expanded it in another. And it’s still a constitutional mess
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