On Friday, Paramount accused actor and 1A Committee member Mark Ruffalo of antisemitism after he criticized the Ellison family, Oracle’s military technology contracts with Israel, and the proposed $111 billion Paramount–Warner Bros. merger. 

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On Monday, Paramount launched the next wave of its expensive PR blitz: demanding that the 12 states suing to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery put up a $1.88 billion taxpayer-funded bond to cover costs that Paramount itself negotiated and agreed to pay Warner Bros shareholders if the deal was delayed.

Late on Friday, the DOJ issued grand jury subpoenas to four New York Times reporters demanding records tied to their coverage of President Trump’s new Qatari-gifted Air Force One. 

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On Friday, the Trump administration released a formal proposal to permanently fence off Lafayette Square – a historic space for public protest across the street from the White House.

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Over the past year and a half, the Trump administration has targeted institutions of higher learning across the United States.

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This weekend, while America marked its 250th birthday, President Trump was focused not on the anniversary celebrations, but on whipping up anti-communist fervor against his opponents.

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On Tuesday, a federal judge in Texas sentenced teacher and poet Daniel Sanchez Estrada to 30 years in prison for transporting a box of antifascist zines—political pamphlets that are protected speech under the First Amendment.

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On Tuesday, CBS News fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley — a 40-year veteran of the network — effective immediately and without severance. 

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On Monday, the Wall Street Journal revealed that the Justice Department issued grand jury subpoenas to the outlet and its reporters, demanding records tied to its coverage of the Iran war. 

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ABC has become the first major network to take a bold public stance against efforts by the federal government to chill protected speech.

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“We have to stand up now,” says Fonda, whose Committee for the First Amendment is organizing the star-studded “Rise Up, Sing Out” event in New York.

"The FCC is neither the journalism police nor the humor police," a free speech nonprofit group said of the Trump administration's broadcast industry watchdog.

Today, the President and First Lady demanded that ABC’s leadership “take a stand” and “immediately fire” Jimmy Kimmel.

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The President of the United States crossed a line today — a line that cannot be ignored, excused, or normalized.

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More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their "unequivocal opposition" to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros. Discovery in an open letter published Monday.

The Committee for the First Amendment commends US District Judge Randolph Moss’s ruling blocking the Trump Administration's attempt to strip federal funding from NPR and PBS — a resounding rejection of government retaliation against a free press.  

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The pair joined in a gathering of artists and others who denounced censorship and faulted President Trump’s growing influence over the nation’s cultural life.

The FCC and DOJ’s approval of Nexstar’s acquisition of Tegna is a reckless decision that hands extraordinary control over local news to a single corporate giant and strikes at the heart of the First Amendment.

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Yesterday, the sitting Federal Communications Commission Chair, Brendan Carr, threatened that TV broadcasters must “course correct” their coverage of the Iran war or “they will lose their licenses.”

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The arrest and detention of journalist Estefany Maria Rodriguez Florez should alarm every American who believes in a free press. The Committee for the First Amendment demands her immediate release. 

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