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Upcoming trial of journalists only tip of anti-press iceberg in Asheville
Search warrant and park bans show officials’ unusual hostility to free speech as June 12 trial approaches
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Judge ignores Constitution to bar press from publishing public documents
St. Louis case continues troubling trend of government trying to claw back records it released
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A judge struck down an anti-press restraining order. Why does it feel so lousy?
Sanctions are needed so other politicians don’t try similar unconstitutional antics
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Why principled conservatives should oppose Florida’s defamation bill
Proposal would ‘Europeanize’ American law and protect elites
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Anti-press bill filed following DeSantis’ roundtable stunt
Proposal threatens to stifle investigative reporting
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Unconstitutional gag order creates mass confusion in Idaho
Order restrains news reporting while failing to advance fair trial rights
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Judges can now censor the internet on the taxpayer dime
Congress gifts judges unprecedented and unconstitutional powers.
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California judge buries censorship order in the fine print
Newspaper group refuses to comply with unconstitutional order.
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Arizona moves to restrict recordings of police with unconstitutional proposal
A misguided Arizona bill would make it illegal to take photos or video of the police in certain circumstances, running directly against long-established constitutional protections for such recordings. Freedom of the Press Foundation has joined a coalition of two dozen media and press freedom groups opposing the proposal.
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Palin’s push into press freedom precedent
The case Sarah Palin lost against The New York Times this week was the first libel claim to even go to trial against the paper in nearly two decades. That these cases are so rare reflects a critically important precedent in American law — one established by the Times itself. And though it's a cornerstone of press freedom, it's increasingly under attack.