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Snowden revelations take on added urgency
Plus: Texas is about to ban college kids talking at night
Texas is about to ban all speech on campuses at night. Seriously.
A new bill passed by the Texas legislature would ban everything from study groups to newspaper reporting at night at public universities in the state.
Burn after reporting: Leak investigations and the press
In FPF webinar, journalists discuss past administrations’ surveillance of their source communications and what Trump may do next
Rights organizations object to ‘entirely absurd’ Virginia gag policy
Policy purports to grant county board chair a monopoly on facts
Risking free speech won’t protect kids
Plus: We’re ready to sue if Paramount sells out the press
Silencing Voice of America has global consequences
At the international news service, Liam Scott chronicled abuses against journalists at home and abroad. Then the experiences of those he wrote about became his own
Don’t empower agencies to gut free speech
Congress should think twice before sacrificing the First Amendment in the name of protecting kids.
Phone companies keep press surveillance secret
A new letter from Sen. Ron Wyden reveals which wireless carriers inform customers about government surveillance requests
Recent leaks show why source protection matters
Plus: Don’t empower Trump to define terrorism
We plan to sue if Paramount settles with Trump over CBS lawsuit
Freedom of the Press Foundation notifies Paramount executives of liability and demands preservation of records
