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

Israel’s seizure of AP equipment is censorship, plain and simple

Israel must immediately return gear, and the U.S. must condemn its escalating attacks on freedom of the press

Assange decision should be wake-up call for US

America was once recognized as a leader in press rights. Now other countries question its commitment to the First Amendment