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Tag Archives: First Amendment

As the Obama DOJ Concluded, Prosecution of Julian Assange for Publishing Documents Poses Grave Threats to Press Freedom

Posted on November 16, 2018

The First Amendment protects not a privileged group of people called “professional journalists” but rather an activity: namely, using the press to inform the public about what the government was doing. Continue reading →

Posted in Current News | Tagged Assange, First Amendment, Press Freedom, Wikileaks

Amy Goodman Is Facing Prison for Reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline. That Should Scare Us All.

Posted on October 17, 2016

Engaging in serious journalism requires bravery and an abiding faith in the protective power of the First Amendment. When that faith is compromised, the possibility of serious journalism collapses. Continue reading →

Posted in Current News, PPJC Picks | Tagged First Amendment

Supreme Court Watch: Campaign Spending, Union Busting and the Subversion of the First Amendment

Posted on March 19, 2014

Will the Roberts court turn the First Amendment on its head to advance the privileges of oligarchy at the expense of nearly everyone else? We should have an answer, perhaps, in a matter of days. Continue reading →

Posted in Current News | Tagged Campaign Finance, First Amendment, Harris, McCutcheon, supreme court, Unions

Is Glenn Greenwald a Criminal?

Posted on February 5, 2014

There are many ways to undermine press freedom without making reporting illegal. Continue reading →

Posted in PPJC Picks | Tagged civil liberties, Edward Snowden, First Amendment, Freedom of the Press, Glenn Greenwald, journalism

James Risen’s risk of prison means journalism is being criminalized

Posted on August 11, 2013

This administration has an atrocious record for prosecuting whistleblowers. Can it really get away with jailing the reporters who talk to them, too? Continue reading →

Posted in PPJC Picks | Tagged civil liberties, First Amendment, Free Press, media

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