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Original analyses on press freedom trends and monthly incident roundups written by U.S. Press Freedom Tracker staff with features on First Amendment issues published by our partner organizations.

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Leak hunting with legal orders

DOJ-issued legal orders to outlets, journalists by year

Published

July 30, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Press targeted at New Jersey immigration detention protests

Published

June 30, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Go pound sand!

Published

June 10, 2026

Written by

Kyle Paoletta

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What 3,725 (and counting) of Trump’s anti-press posts look like

Published

August 31, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Leak hunting with legal orders

DOJ-issued legal orders to outlets, journalists by year

Published

July 30, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Trump, allies pursue multipronged campaign against the press

Published

July 9, 2026

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Press targeted at New Jersey immigration detention protests

Published

June 30, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Go pound sand!

Published

June 10, 2026

Written by

Kyle Paoletta
As World Cup nears, foreign journalists face growing risks in the US

Published

May 28, 2026

Written by

Briana Erickson
The World Cup is coming. What do journalists need to know?

Published

May 28, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Media in the courthouse

Published

May 27, 2026

Written by

Stephanie Sugars