LA’s lawsuit against journalist Ben Camacho is an unconstitutional mess
It was bad enough when the city sought an unlawful prior restraint against Camacho. Now it’s going even further
Rights orgs to Georgia AG: Stop criminalizing dissent and privacy
Attempts to criminalize "burner" phones and other tools commonly used by journalists and activists are dangerous and unconstitutional
Bipartisan support for the PRESS Act
As unlikely as it sounds, Republicans and Democrats are putting their differences aside to support the most important press freedom legislation in modern times — the PRESS Act.
Northwestern’s student newspaper helps kill anti-speech prosecution
Student journalists set an example for the professionals when it comes to standing up for the First Amendment
FPF explains the importance of the PRESS Act
Bipartisan bill would protect journalist-source confidentiality and put a stop to government surveillance of reporters
Harsh punishments for leakers hurt journalism
Former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn received the maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment on Monday, after pleading guilty to leaking Donald Trump’s returns to The New York Times. Littlejohn also leaked a tranche of ultrawealthy Americans’ tax documents to ProPublica. It’s sadly ironic that Littlejohn is being harshly punished for exposing billionaire tax evasion while billionaire tax evaders themselves continue to be afforded leniency by the judiciary.
Ex-CIA employee deserves a long prison sentence — but not for leaking documents
It’s troubling that our government apparently views disclosing its secrets as an exponentially more serious offense than possessing troves of child pornography
Why political rivals can and should come together for press freedom
It takes courage for politicians likely to be criticized by journalists to nonetheless stand up for their constitutional rights
Israel and US continue to ignore press freedom violations
As more and more journalists are killed and the international press remains shut out of Gaza, the time is now for the Biden administration to pressure Israel to act
New election blog catalogs media suppression by candidates, campaigns
Special project from U.S. Press Freedom Tracker collects and reports on press freedom aggressions by candidates and their teams running in 2024 federal elections
