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 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 4/1/26 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 3/19/26 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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1A Committee 12/22/25 1A Committee 12/22/25

Statement on Pulled 60 Minutes Story

Reports that last night 60 Minutes pulled a rigorously investigated story about the Trump Administration are beyond concerning.

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1A Committee 12/5/25 1A Committee 12/5/25

Statement on Paramount Merger Bid

Today’s news that Warner Bros. Discovery has accepted a purchase bid from Paramount-Skydance is an alarming escalation in a consolidation crisis that threatens the entire entertainment industry, the democratic public it serves, and the First Amendment itself.

1A Committee 10/1/25 1A Committee 10/1/25

Relaunching the Committee for the First Amendment

Today, we relaunch the Committee for the First Amendment.

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