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30-Year Sentence for Transporting Zines Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech
The harsh sentence for a defendant who wasn’t even at the Prairieland protest is likely only the start of the Trump administration’s efforts to outlaw free speech.
Seth Stern
Seth Stern is the director of advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation. He previously worked as a First Amendment lawyer and journalist.
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Trump's FCC Chief Says His Censorship Protects the Little Guy. It Really Serves One Powerful Man.
When you look at the fights FCC chair Brendan Carr actually picks, they aren’t local stories at all. They’re tailored for Donald Trump.
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Pentagon Wants It to Be Illegal for Reporters to Ask “Unauthorized” Questions
The Trump admin wants to criminalize a key part of journalists doing their jobs — a broadside attack on a free press.
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Leakers Helped Destroy Deportation Case Against Tufts Student
The disclosures revealed the case was built entirely on an op-ed Rümeysa Öztürk co-wrote, a chilling attack on free speech.
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Judge Censored an ICE Agent’s Face Over “Threats.” His Info Was a Google Search Away.
Unsealed transcript reveals a judge bought the DOJ’s arguments about “bounties” on an ICE agent, when his name and location were on LinkedIn.
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The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
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Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process
A new anti-terrorism bill would allow the government to take away vital tax exemptions from nonprofit news outlets.
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Cop City Indictments Threaten Press Freedom Too
The message is clear: Try to spread opinions cops don’t like through the media, and you might be charged next.