The House has slipped a horrifying amendment into its bill extending intelligence agencies’ already expansive spying powers under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Anyone who values press freedom — or their own freedom — needs to tell their senators TODAY to VOTE NO on the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, or RISAA, by calling 202-899-8938.
It’s not too late for the Senate to refuse to reauthorize Section 702 without meaningful reforms to protect Americans’ privacy
FPF’s Cusack, Stern appeal to their senator in Chicago Sun-Times
Veteran journalist Catherine Herridge threw her full support behind the PRESS Act, the federal bill to put an end to surveillance and subpoenas to force journalists to out their sources, during Congressional testimony on April 11, 2024.
Evidence of unlawful retaliation continued to mount after raid left the headlines
Senate must advance legislation to protect journalists and their sources from subpoenas and surveillance
Espionage Act charges against Assange would criminalize journalism, no matter how often the government calls him a hacker
Just a few months into 2024, the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker has documented four arrests or detentions of journalists covering protests in New York, Tennessee, and California. These arrests violate journalists’ rights, and they undermine the right of the public to learn about newsworthy events happening in their communities. They also show the disturbing and stubborn persistence of a system of policing that either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about First Amendment rights.
Journalists and sources face confusion and unpredictability without a federal shield law. The public suffers as a result
Even “catch and release” arrests threaten press freedom
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