First Amendment
'These Are Hitler Tactics': Illegal Police Raids Effectively Shut Down Kansas Newspaper
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Joan Meyer, the 98-year-old co-owner of the Marion County Record in Kansas, had worked at the newspaper for over 50 years. She died after the newspaper was targeted in illegal police raids on August
Barred From Considering First Amendment, Jury In North Carolina Convicts Reporters Of 'Trespassing'
Ag-Gag Laws Suppressing Whistleblowers Experience Defeat As Iowa Expands Law To Target Video Recording
The Animal Legal Defense Fund warns Iowa's new law "threatens increased penalties for recording even in public places and locations" long used for advocacy.
Reporter's Shield Law Introduced In US Congress: A Breakdown
The PRESS Act would ensure “reporters cannot be compelled by the government to disclose their confidential sources or research files.”