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FCC chairman’s testimony raises ‘serious constitutional concerns’

Despite what FCC Chairman Brendan Carr told Congress, the FCC has limited authority to regulate the licenses of news ...
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Breaking down the Gray Lady’s lawsuit against the Pentagon

RCFP's Gabe Rottman explains the legal theories advanced by The New York Times in its lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's new ...
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American Association of University Professors v. Rubio

Background: In March 2025, the American Association of University Professors, several local AAUP chapters, and the Middle ...
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RCFP analyzes Florida legislation aimed at revisiting defamation law

The legislation was introduced after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable discussion on defamation law. (AP photo by Wilfredo Lee) Update: After the defamation legislation failed to pass, ...
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Champions of the First Amendment: Reporters Committee announces 2025 Freedom of the Press Award recipients

Today, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced the recipients of the 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards, hosted this year by Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent and the former anchor ...
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Amid Black Lives Matter protests, a crushing moment for journalists facing record attacks, arrests at the hands of law enforcement

Police aggressions against journalists covering the protests have proved to be an inflection point for violence against the news media. Ignited by the May 26 police killing of George Floyd, the 2020 ...
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Google uses a lot of water in Oregon’s city of The Dalles. Soon we’ll know how much.

Updates: Following the settlement reached between The Oregonian and the city of The Dalles, a Google spokesperson told the Associated Press that the tech company would no longer seek to protect its ...
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Special Analysis of the May 2019 Superseding Indictment of Julian Assange

On May 23, 2019, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned a superseding indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The indictment adds 17 counts under the Espionage ...
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RCFP pushes back against Pentagon policy restricting press access

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is pushing back against a new Pentagon policy that threatens to revoke press passes from journalists covering the Pentagon if they attempt to report ...
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House passes PRESS Act

If you like this post, sign up to get The Nuance newsletter delivered straight to your inbox every Sunday night! For the second time in as many Congresses, the House of Representatives passed last ...
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Reporters Committee announces 2024 Freedom of the Press Award honorees

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today announced the recipients of this year’s Freedom of the Press Awards, which recognize the accomplishments of leaders in the news media and legal ...
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Encryption of police radio poses dilemma for local governments, journalists

The debate over police radio encryption shows how technology is relevant to First Amendment questions even at the local level. Local governments are starting to encrypt routine police radio ...