🧵 Israel’s assaults on Al Jazeera provide a real-time illustration of the dangers of the U.S.'s TikTok ban legislation — and the power it gifts the government to muzzle its critics by invoking vague security threats.
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U.S. silence over Al Jazeera speaks volumes about policies on TikTok, RT
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How student media should prepare for future campus protests — Via Student Press Law Center
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How student media should prepare for future campus protests - Student Press Law Center
Four important recommendations for student journalists based on what we learned from the Spring 2024 campus protests.
On Wednesday, the Texas legislature will hold a hearing on the “use and misuse” of the Texas anti-SLAPP law. For more than a decade, the law has shielded journalists and all Texans who want to speak freely. We must protect it.
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Editorial: Texans’ right to free speech is under attack…again - Hill Country News
Americans’ right to speak their minds is considered sacred, which is why we must fight to protect the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitutio...
Why should Americans trust their government to only punish foreign platforms for legitimate reasons when the US does nothing about its ally, Israel, abusing similar legal powers to silence critics like Al Jazeera?
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U.S. silence over Al Jazeera speaks volumes about policies on TikTok, RT
The U.S. government's nonresponse to Israel's attacks on the news outlet makes clearer the dangers of authorizing broad and unchecked censorship of...
The Ark. Supreme Court ordered an investigation of a judge who ignored its directive by stopping the release of gov records. Good, but judges who trample on press rights should be investigated even when they don’t insult higher courts in the process.
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Ark. Supreme Court refers Justice for disciplinary investigation after FOIA dispute
On Tuesday, the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit by Justice Courtney Hudson that aimed to stop the release of certain docu...