Trump defamation suit against NBC affiliate is unconstitutional attack
PEN America says the tactic is from Trump’s playbook to attack outlets that air material the president dislikes.
Landmark First Amendment lawsuit against President Trump will proceed
The federal court ruling in favor of PEN America is a blow to Trump’s retaliation against media companies, journalists.
Tech lobbyists are pushing bad privacy bills. Washington State can, and must, do better
A data privacy bill in Washington State has gained momentum. The Washington Privacy Act, or WPA, as currently written, would be a weak, token effort at reining in corporations’ rampant misuse of personal data.
Julian Assange’s extradition hearing highlights lack of US evidence
“We were not surprised by the prosecution’s argument, which again confirmed the lack of evidence for the charges against Assange. This week’s hearing confirmed our belief that he has been targeted for his contributions to public interest reporting.”
Tennessee’s parental oversight of public libraries act would censor books, jail librarians
The Tennessee state legislature should reject a new legislative proposal, the Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act, as an unwarranted, un-American, and unconstitutional intrusion into children’s right to read.
CPJ, 57 news organizations ask Senate to rethink press restrictions during impeachment trial
The letter asked the Senate to refrain from adding additional screening devices at the entrance to the gallery and allow reporters to move freely to and from the gallery.
Ten questions – and answers – about the California Consumer Privacy Act
You may have heard from a lot of businesses telling you that they’ve updated their privacy policies because of a new law called the California Consumer Privacy Act. But what’s actually changed for you?
2019 in review: EFF’s fight against the undermining of our digital rights
November’s landmark opinion in Alasaad v. McAleenan was a culmination of EFF’s work explaining to the public and the courts that you don’t lose your rights when you go online or use digital tools.
EFF report shows FBI is failing to address First Amendment harms caused by National Security Letters
EFF has long fought to end the FBI’s ability to impose gag orders via National Security Letters (NSLs). They violate the First Amendment and result in indefinite prohibitions on recipients’ ability to speak publicly about controversial government surveillance powers.
Losing the News: The decimation of local news and the search for solutions
At a time when political polarization is growing and fraudulent news is spreading, a shared baseline of facts on the issues that most directly affect Americans is more essential than ever.
Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States
At a meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels, IFEX member the IFJ pledged its support to the campaign to prevent the extradition of Julian Assange, saying his arrest constituted an attack on freedom of the press.
Literature locked up: How prison book restriction policies constitute US’s largest book ban
PEN America details the types of book bans prisoners face, the arbitrariness with which they are implemented, and the lack of transparency and oversight that leads to bans on titles from Nobel Prize winners and leading historical figures.
PEN America files court brief demanding reinstatement of press credentials for White House reporter
PEN America says the revocation of Brian Karem’s press pass is yet another unconstitutional act furthering the president’s ongoing scheme of censorship and retaliation.
Adversarial interoperability: Reviving an elegant weapon from a more civilized age to slay today’s monopolies
There is good reason to want to see a reinvigorated approach to competition in America, but it’s important to remember that competition is enabled or constrained not just by mergers and acquisitions. Companies can use a whole package of laws to attain and maintain dominance, to the detriment of the public interest.
TOSsed Out: Highlighting the effects of content rules online
EFF launched TOSsed Out, a new iteration for tracking and documenting the ways that Terms of Service (TOS) and other speech moderating rules are unevenly and unthinkingly applied to people.
US: Trump administration prosecutes third whistleblower under Espionage Act
Daniel Hale, a former government intelligence analyst, was charged in a federal court under the Espionage Act with five crimes related to the disclosure of classified information.