First Amendment Coalition

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Letters
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recognized as President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington D.C. on April 2, 2025. CPJ and 27 other organizations wrote to Noem expressing concern after reports that federal officials may have violated the First Amendment rights of journalists covering protests in Los Angeles, California, in June 2025. (Photo: AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

CPJ, others urge restraint after federal officers injure journalists covering Los Angeles protests 

The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday joined 27 press and civil society organizations in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expressing alarm that federal officials might have violated the First Amendment rights of journalists covering recent protests in Los Angeles, California, which started following immigration raids in the city. The…

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Features & Analysis
Freelance journalist Bryan Carmody, left, is seen with his attorney, Thomas Burke, at a panel event held by the Society of Professional Journalists in San Francisco on August 13, 2019. Police raided Carmody's home and office in May while investigating the leak of a report on the death of a San Francisco public defender. (AP/Juliet Williams)

FAC, CPJ ask San Francisco mayor to protect journalist freedoms

The Committee to Protect Journalists and the free speech non-profit First Amendment Coalition today sent a letter to San Francisco Mayor London Breed requesting a meeting about steps the city can take to ensure press freedom.

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