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The news outlet’s silencing serves as a cautionary tale for the U.S., following its flurry of censorial bills and court cases

As police stormed several college campuses in recent days and arrested hundreds of students protesting the Israel-Gaza war, the free press was also under attack. Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested Carlos Sanchez, a photojournalist for the local Fox affiliate, as he was covering protests at the University of Texas at Austin. But police can’t seem to make up their minds about what, exactly, they want us to believe Sanchez did wrong, repeatedly bringing then dropping charges against the photographer.

President Biden has said that journalism isn’t a crime. But the DOJ seems to think otherwise

Student journalists set an example for the professionals when it comes to standing up for the First Amendment

When cases that don’t involve the mainstream press don’t get the attention they should, it results in bad law that harms the rights of all journalists

Recent report marks welcome change from Justice’s past anti-press positions

Credible American leadership needed to curb disturbing trend.

Misguided debates around the Espionage Act have led to a flood of misinformation about what the often-abused law actually does in practice. Left unchecked, it will have a lasting effect on important reform efforts.

For years, DOJ has abused the Espionage Act against whistleblowers and journalists. A new bill could potentially change that.

With a reporter surveillance scandal of its own embroiling Biden’s Department of Justice, it’s now more important than ever for his administration to throw its weight behind passing a journalist shield law such as Senator Ron Wyden’s PRESS Act.