‘Who are we to judge,’ ask … judges, upholding TikTok ban
We warned that the TikTok ban forgets the lessons of the Pentagon Papers case. Last week’s court decision upholding the law proved our point
Final PRESS Act push
Plus: Classification is broken. Biden can still help fix it
A perfect setup to criminalize journalism
Biden’s Tim Burke prosecution will help Trump criminalize the reporting of corporate secrets
A dangerous time to attack whistleblowers
Plus: A perfect setup to criminalize reporting of corporate secrets
Trump’s assault on free press
Plus: Biden’s press freedom legacy
Julian Assange
His prosecution is over, but the implications for journalists are alarming.
Assange case threatens journalism
Next week, the High Court in London will consider whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States to face charges under the Espionage Act for obtaining government secrets from a source and publishing them. Even if you don’t like Assange, or don’t think he’s a journalist, his case poses an existential threat to the First Amendment rights of the journalists you do like.
Is Julian Assange a ‘journalist’? Here’s why it doesn’t matter
Whether Julian Assange is a journalist is irrelevant to the threat his prosecution poses to press freedom
Lawsuit seeks transparency on Assange prosecution
Advocates, journalists want answers on why the government risked criminalizing routine journalism to pursue Espionage Act charges against WikiLeaks publisher
Assange freed, press freedom imperiled
Julian Assange has finally been freed after reaching a surprising deal with U.S. authorities to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act. The plea deal avoids the worst outcome of a court precedent that could be used against journalists, but it still threatens press freedom.