Policy

California now requires police departments to encrypt police radios entirely or adopt a hybrid system.

The Florida law is likely to be challenged on First Amendment grounds.

The Court’s reasoning on Section 230 is hard to parse, adding to confusion around this central piece of internet legislation.

The justice's suggestion that social media platforms be regulated like utilities is particularly relevant to press freedom advocates.

The debate follows Australia’s adoption of a law requiring tech companies to negotiate with news organizations over access to their content.

Attorney General Merrick Garland will confront cases involving WeChat and TikTok, as well as debates over Section 230.

Biden's pick for attorney general signaled his attention to FOIA and the Justice Department's news media guidelines.

Warrantless, long-term, targeted surveillance can chill newsgathering and impair the ability of reporters to guarantee source confidentiality.

Forbes and one of its reporters are petitioning federal courts in California, Pennsylvania and Washington to release the orders.

Its decisions largely hinged on interpretations of Facebook's policies, though some language the Board used echoed First Amendment law.