Police depts paid millions in settlement dollars for unlawful arrests of journalists covering protests in 2020, but they haven’t learned their lesson
Authorities must drop all charges against the Fox 7 Austin journalist arrested Wednesday for doing his job statesman.com/story/news/sta…

'[O]fficials can’t bust down the front door of a newsroom to search journalists’ notes...School districts and other public officials should take note that they cannot employ a software system that effectively creates a back door for doing the same thing.' lawrencekstimes.com/2024/04/18/lhs…

By calling Tim Burke a “former” journalist, prosecutors avoided raising red flags that might’ve held up approval of their constitutionally dubious investigation under a law that is notoriously prone to abuse. slate.trib.al/P0aA4cx

Congress may soon pass federal shield law. It’s been a long time coming.

Via Society of Professional Journalists
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Op-ed: Charges against journalist Tim Burke are a hack job -- By Freedom of the Press' Caitlin Vogus and ACLU'S Jennifer Stisa Granick

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

A San Francisco judge lifted a gag order on community-sourced newswire Indybay last week, allowing the outlet to disclose that police had obtained a search warrant for its electronic data.

The San Francisco Police had dropped the warrant earlier. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

Conservatives in Florida see right through lawmakers’ efforts to attack the “liberal” media with anti-speech legislation that would be disastrous for all media, including outlets conservatives rely on.

Press freedom is not a partisan issue. tallahassee.com/story/news/pol…

When lawmakers introduce legislation like this ridiculous Kentucky bill to exclude opinions and policy discussions from public records, they’re basically announcing to journalists that they have something to hide.

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Two journalists who were wrongly convicted for recording police at a public park need help paying for their trial transcript so they can appeal.

Please consider contributing if you’re able. Court costs shouldn’t stand in the way of press freedom.

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If the country’s leading journalist union continues undermining the reporter’s privilege, every lawyer seeking journalists’ sources will tell the judge that, “Even the NewsGuild agrees.” freedom.press/news/prominent…

Thanks to everyone who tuned in to our panel discussion about the legal legacy of the legendary whistleblower and Freedom of the Press co-founder Daniel Ellsberg (Memorial), and thanks to ABA Comm Forum, American Bar Association for hosting.

The recording will be made available online soon.

Thank you, ⁦The Capitol Forum, for giving the press and public a window into the Google antitrust trial by posting the trial transcripts.

This is an important act of transparency in a trial otherwise shrouded in secrecy. thecapitolforum.com/google_antitru…

Marion proves people care about raids of journalists over alleged computer crimes.

The gov's silence on why it's investigating Burke doesn't mean the press has to follow suit. If there's more to the story (which is exactly what authorities in Marion claimed), make them explain.

It's vital that we not allow computer crime laws to become the corporate versions of the Espionage Act: overbroad, ambiguous laws that can be weaponized to chill journalism and protect the powerful from embarrassment.

A St. Louis judge mischaracterized a 19 year old Colorado case to justify an unconstitutional prior restraint on the press. Caitlin Vogus of Freedom of the Press co-authored an op-ed with one of the lawyers from that case to explain what really happened.

People need to not forget about Marion just because the raid is not front page news anymore. The story is not over when those responsible haven't been held accountable.

.Yuma Police claim journalist Lucas Mullikin was arrested for recording them up close (which is legal) but their own video shows they only arrested him when he requested the badge number of a cop who violently threw him to the ground.

Especially in the era of news deserts, small towns need aggressive journalism. There's no need to legitimize those who think the role of the Fourth Estate is to sweep dirt under the rug and write fluff pieces.

'A judge’s job isn’t to simply accept a party’s claim that public access to a trial would cause the sky to fall ... Instead, judges should skeptically examine parties’ justifications for secrecy,' writes Caitlin Vogus on Freedom of the Press. freedom.press/news/secrecy-u…