One nation under RISAA: What the US election could mean for surveillance of journalists

No matter what happens this November, spying on members of the news media may be an ongoing problem

Journalists’ source material isn’t ‘stolen goods’

Investigation of LA journalist is the latest example of authorities blaming journalists for their sources’ alleged crimes

Don’t let prosecutors decide when journalism isn’t journalism

Legal attack on reporter Trevor Aaronson is the government’s latest attempt to seize the power to define journalism

States must step up to protect journalist-source confidentiality

Two Mississippi journalists may go to jail for refusing to burn their sources. Journalists in other states are at risk, too

Supreme Court reaffirms press precedent in social media cases

Decision in two cases challenging state laws that restrict social media content moderation contain important wins for journalists and news outlets, but questions on TikTok loom

Justice Dept. and Julian Assange reach plea deal in case that threatens press freedom

Freedom of the Press Foundation comments on the implications for press freedom of Assange plea deal

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

‘From Bylines to Behind Bars’: Journalists arrested covering protests

We spoke with two experts about the alarming spike in arrests and detentions of journalists covering protests over the Israel-Gaza war

Federal law must fix loophole allowing abusive lawsuits targeting speech

With no federal anti-SLAPP law, journalists and others remain vulnerable to frivolous lawsuits that chill First Amendment rights

Sen. Durbin should advance the PRESS Act before time runs out

Floyd Abrams, Marion County Record, 121 others endorse federal shield bill