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Two Muslim women attending a protest in 2024 were arrested and later forced to remove their hijabs at the Multnomah County Jail. A new lawsuit alleges jail deputies violated the women's civil rights. The Sheriff’s Office has protocols for hijab removals that don't appear to have been followed.
Anti-doxing laws, if not drafted carefully, could become tools to punish legitimate journalism and public advocacy. Read the letter we signed with eight other organizations urging the Uniform Law Commission to pause potential legislation: www.spj.org/spj-urges-ca...
Police “buffer” laws are irreconcilable with the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Journalists, and everyone else, are entitled to observe and record police up close. We joined a brief led by @nppa.org and @thefireorg.bsky.social opposing one such law – Louisiana’s Act 259.
🔔 Join us for a conversation about protests and press freedom in Los Angeles, featuring @adamrose.bsky.social, @bencamach0.bsky.social, @acatwithnews.bsky.social, @tinadesireeberg.com , and FPF's Caitlin Vogus. 🕒 Wednesday, July 9, 3 p.m. EDT/12 p.m. PDT RSVP: freedom.press/reporting-un...
Eielson Air Force Base, a remote base in Alaska near Fairbanks, has been selected to be the first U.S. military installation with a nuclear microreactor under a Defense Department pilot project. Pentagon officials hope to have it built and running by late 2028.
While wages are the main sticking point in the contract negotiations at the center of the ongoing city workers' strike, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration and DC 33 have also been negotiating over several other issues, such as benefits and residency rules for union members.