The Brennan Center fights to protect the rights to free speech and freedom of the press. The rights to free speech, protest, ...

Freedom of the press in the United States is legally protected by the First Amendment, which famously declares: “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” Nearly ...

This story is part of Know Your News — a Granite State News Collaborative and NENPA Press Freedom Committee initiative on why the First Amendment, press freedom and local news matter. The U.S. and New ...

After the Constitution was ratified in June of 1788, George Washington and James Madison urged the members of Congress to ...

Freedom of the press is one of the fundamental canons of democracy. It is based on the irrefutable right to collect information, circulate it and submit it to analysis. In the United States, this ...

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of speech and freedom of the press. A free press is often seen as a hallmark of a healthy democracy. At its best, it informs citizens on ...

The congressional anti-communist hearings of the 1940s are a reminder that freedom of speech today is even more fragile than ...

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 ...

After receiving backlash for its new media restrictions, the Pentagon released a revised version last week that press freedom advocates say attacks the very act of reporting itself. By redefining ...

A host of press freedom and civil rights organizations are warning the Department of Homeland Security that federal officers “may have violated the First Amendment rights” of journalists covering ...