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Chicago police ignore warnings about press freedom at DNC protests
We warned them, in print and on the radio, that dispersing law-abiding journalists violates the First Amendment. They did it anyway
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Why is Chicago removing newsracks for the DNC?
When college activists in Chicagoland tampered with newspapers they were charged with obscure crimes. But now the city of Chicago is doing the tampering
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Gag rules stifle financial journalism
The government cannot silence its critics to save itself from embarrassment
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Guest Opinion: Prison social media bans silence important voices
Restrictions on social media quell incarcerated journalists' access to their audience and harm the public’s right to know. A pending federal proposal would make things worse
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Government refuses to learn its lesson on censorship
Recent news from LA and Tennessee shows latest examples of public officials’ cluelessness when it comes to journalists’ constitutional rights
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Federal prosecutors claim news is criminal contraband
Unconstitutional prior restraints are already on the rise. Now prosecutors are exploring novel new theories to censor journalists
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NJ court to journalist on publication of official’s address: Do you feel lucky, punk?
Decision empowers state officials to try to stop reporting they dislike
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Accountability needed after charges dropped against AL journalists
Prosecution under grand jury law was frivolous from the outset
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Congress can’t ban TikTok ‘just in case’
Barring the platform would set a precedent for all sorts of future censorship, including bans on foreign news sites
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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