1A Committee 7/16/26 1A Committee 7/16/26

Statement on DOJ Subpoenas Over Qatari Jet Coverage

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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1A Committee 7/15/26 1A Committee 7/15/26

Statement on the Administration’s Plan to Wall Off Lafayette Square

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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1A Committee 7/12/26 1A Committee 7/12/26

Letter on Trump Administration Demands of Yale

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

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1A Committee 7/9/26 1A Committee 7/9/26

Statement on the President Reviving McCarthy’s Playbook

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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1A Committee 6/29/26 1A Committee 6/29/26

Statement on 30-Year Sentence for Transporting Pamphlets

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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1A Committee 6/3/26 1A Committee 6/3/26

Statement on CBS firing Scott Pelley

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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1A Committee 5/12/26 1A Committee 5/12/26

Statement on DOJ Subpoenas Over Iran War Coverage

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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1A Committee 5/8/26 1A Committee 5/8/26

Statement on ABC’s Stand Against Government Censorship

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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1A Committee 5/7/26 1A Committee 5/7/26

Vanity Fair | Exclusive: Jane Fonda Enlists Bette Midler, Patti Smith, and More Stars to Fight Authoritarianism at June Concert

“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.

1A Committee 4/28/26 1A Committee 4/28/26

NBC | First Amendment advocates blast the FCC's early review of ABC broadcast licenses

"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.

1A Committee 4/27/26 1A Committee 4/27/26

Statement on Trump demanding Jimmy Kimmel be “Immediately Fired”

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

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1A Committee 4/15/26 1A Committee 4/15/26

Statement on the President calling for the death of the “whole civilization” of Iran

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

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1A Committee 4/13/26 1A Committee 4/13/26

PBS | Hollywood heavyweights voice opposition to Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros.

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.

1A Committee 4/1/26 1A Committee 4/1/26

Statement on Major First Amendment Win for NPR and PBS

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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1A Committee 3/27/26 1A Committee 3/27/26

NYT | Outside Kennedy Center, Jane Fonda and Joan Baez Raise Voices in Protest

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.

1A Committee 3/19/26 1A Committee 3/19/26

Statement on FCC and DOJ's approval of Nexstar-Tegna Merger

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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1A Committee 3/15/26 1A Committee 3/15/26

Statement on Escalating Attacks on the First Amendment

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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1A Committee 3/9/26 1A Committee 3/9/26

Statement on the Arrest of Journalist Estefany Maria Rodriguez Florez

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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1A Committee 3/1/26 1A Committee 3/1/26

Statement on Trump’s Demand that Netflix Fire Susan Rice

President Trump, once again, demonstrated his fondness for corrupt political meddling, when he demanded that Netflix fire former U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice from its board or “pay the consequences.”

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1A Committee 1/30/26 1A Committee 1/30/26

Statement on the Arrest of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort

Late last night federal law enforcement arrested journalists Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy for doing their Constitutionally-protected jobs reporting on the ongoing protests in Minneapolis.

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