Reposted by Matthew SchaferRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I don't mean to make waves or anything, but as a journalist, I am definitely opposed to the president talking about arresting journalists. 60073191803
Reposted by Matthew SchaferFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 04/10/2026A new lawsuit by journalist @bubbaprog.xyz shows the DOJ secretly searched his digital accounts for a wide range of materials. And prosecutors failed to tell judges about a federal law protecting the press from search warrants… again.freedom.pressDOJ’s secret search of journalist’s accounts omitted press lawJournalist Tim Burke’s new lawsuit challenges the government’s search of months of emails, messages, files, and other information from his Google and Twitter accounts 1322136
Reposted by Matthew SchaferJoe Dunman @joedunman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How on earth is the non-government party supposed to brief and argue the fourth question? 3225
Reposted by Matthew SchaferAmy Kristin Sanders @amykristinsanders.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Judge Tim Kelly grants CNN et al's TRO, putting them back in the White House for 14 days. "Plaintiffs have shown a likelihood of success, at least on their Fifth Amendment procedural due process claim."storage.courtlistener.com 111
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It is quite obviously a violation of the Due Process Clause and the Speech and Press Clauses... 020
Reposted by Matthew SchaferTammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 22/08/2026Speaking out against censorship is as American as it gets. If Secretary Hegseth is threatened by that, he should find a new job and let the press do theirs.apnews.comPentagon dismisses Stars and Stripes leadership after editor, reporter oppose military interferenceThe editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired him as well as its publisher and a reporter. 21368113
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026A very fun announcement. I curated a rare book exhibit now on display at Yale Law School: The “Choicest Privilege”: Press Freedom from Magna Charta to the Early Federal Period. On display at the Lillian Goldman Law Library from August to December 2026. prior-restraint.github.io/Choicest-Pri... 021
Reposted by Matthew SchaferChristine Kexel Chabot @kexelchabot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Slaughter itself is based on a selective and indefensible use of historical sources. Roberts’ opinion offers no answer to the broad and reliable evidence of historical practice that I have described above. 1316
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Just going to start tweeting about what nj Transit train stops could look like 042
Reposted by Matthew SchaferAdrian H @adrianh.bsky.social · 27/07/2026New York Times awarded essentially all anti-SLAPP claims, including fees/fees-on-fees for prosecuting the anti-SLAPP claim, in anti-SLAPP plenary NY state court action v Wayfarer (based on underlying Blake Lively / Wayfarer Federal case) Nice work! @nytimes.com cc @matthewschafer.bsky.social 121
Reposted by Matthew SchaferJohnson's Dictionary Online @sjdictionary.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Unlike Edmund Burke, Dr. Johnson disdained the American cause, mocking the North American patriots as “zealots of anarchy,” “croakers of calamity,” and “demigods of independence.” conventionofstates.com/news/4-must-...conventionofstates.com4 must-read speeches and pamphlets for America’s 250th birthdayBritish historian Dominic Sandbrook recently described the Declaration of Independence as a press release for a tax revolt. 103
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Get in losers, we're about to propose legislative reforms to protect press freedom... 010
Reposted by Matthew SchaferThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/07/2026Police in Hong Kong arrested five booksellers over alleged “seditious” material, as Beijing imposes increasingly strict control over the once-autonomous territory in successive free speech crackdowns.washingtonpost.comPolice round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdownAfter pro-democracy protests roiled the city in 2019, Beijing cracked down on freedom of speech, and restrictions have continued to tighten. 52931
Reposted by Matthew SchaferJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 06/07/2026In the well-over 100,000 documents written by founders included in the Founders Online database from the National Archives, no one uses the phrase "God's noble experiment." No one. 35384892046
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 05/07/2026open.substack.com/pub/priorres...open.substack.comHow America's Founding Records Survived the Fall of PhiladelphiaHow a midnight rider, a stubborn printer, and George Washington saved the founding records of the American Revolution from the British. 001
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026The first public printing of the Constitution - September 1787 081
Reposted by Matthew SchaferFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 04/06/2026Great piece from First Amendment scholar @matthewschafer.bsky.social on the press freedom legislation the Trump administration has proven we urgently need, from the PRESS Act to protect source confidentiality to Espionage Act reform to stop criminalization of newsgathering.priorrestraintblog.substack.comWhen Norms Fail, Pass Laws: A Call for Legislative Action to Protect Press FreedomThe Trump Administration's attacks on a free press have upended a post-Watergate truce between the press and the government. What now? 02815
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026What's a press freedom reform agenda look like for a new Congress? I consider the need for reform, past attempts, and offer some new returns in my article on Prior Restraint, a newsletter about the history of the press and its influence on today's controversies. www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u... 011
Reposted by Matthew SchaferU.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 30/05/2026Journalists covering Delaney Hall protests: We want to hear from you! Our team has already identified 19 apparent DHS aggressions against press in Newark, NJ, this week. Contact us if you can provide insights or evidence, including photos and videos at: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us 12314
Reposted by Matthew SchaferCarrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Come on, @mikiesherrill.bsky.social Among other things, I was there earlier and it was blatantly obvious that this crew were journalists. Pulling journalists out of their cars is not what we need our State Police doing www.instagram.com/reel/DY862Lf...instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 032
Reposted by Matthew SchaferMatthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026When Norms Fail, Pass Laws: A Call for Legislative Action to Protect Press Freedom open.substack.com/pub/priorres...open.substack.comWhen Norms Fail, Pass Laws: A Call for Legislative Action to Protect Press FreedomThe Trump Administration's attacks on a free press have upended a post-Watergate truce between the press and the government. What now? 011
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026When Norms Fail, Pass Laws: A Call for Legislative Action to Protect Press Freedom open.substack.com/pub/priorres...open.substack.comWhen Norms Fail, Pass Laws: A Call for Legislative Action to Protect Press FreedomThe Trump Administration's attacks on a free press have upended a post-Watergate truce between the press and the government. What now? 011
Reposted by Matthew SchaferMatthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 23/05/2026🚨 🚨 🚨 The press is under attack. The Supreme Court's decision in First Choice might just suggest a new way to fight back. New from me at Prior Restraint: open.substack.com/pub/priorres...open.substack.comThe Supreme Court and the Frenchman: What a Recent Decision Might Mean for the Press ClauseA largely ignored First Amendment right made a cameo in a recent Supreme Court decision. The history behind that clause could matter enormously right now. 134
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 23/05/2026🚨 🚨 🚨 The press is under attack. The Supreme Court's decision in First Choice might just suggest a new way to fight back. New from me at Prior Restraint: open.substack.com/pub/priorres...open.substack.comThe Supreme Court and the Frenchman: What a Recent Decision Might Mean for the Press ClauseA largely ignored First Amendment right made a cameo in a recent Supreme Court decision. The history behind that clause could matter enormously right now. 134
Reposted by Matthew SchaferScott Bleeds Blue @democracy1112.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Criticizing our country is a right afforded to us by the constitution. 1108140912173
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 01/02/2026For the avoidance of doubt, releasing the names of federal officers who shot and killed an American citizen is not in any way shape or form doxing. 0183
Reposted by Matthew SchaferDon Lemon @donlemonofficial.bsky.social · 30/01/2026My first remarks since being arrested last night. 961248866586
Reposted by Matthew SchaferDavid Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Stop arresting journalists for covering newsworthy events 032
Reposted by Matthew SchaferPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door: 646133357098
Reposted by Matthew SchaferKnight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 30/01/2026Knight Institute Condemns Arrest of Journalists Reporting on Minneapolis Protests, warns of tightening vise on #pressfreedom. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig... 22216
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Also... *More harm Here's Jefferson: Blackstone has "done more towards the suppression of the liberties of man, than all the million of men in arms of Bonaparte and the millions of human lives with the sacrifice of which he will stand loaded before the judgment seat of his maker." 010
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I've written at length about the rejection of Blackstone in the speech and press context: share.google/JLkzGN14Mxdx...share.google 100
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 28/01/2026The strange obsession with Blackstone, a monarchist who hated the colonists and their fight for independence, has long been a focus of mine. Jefferson said that Blackstone did now harm than the armies of Bonaparte! 2176
Reposted by Matthew SchaferFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 22/01/2026The search and seizure of @washingtonpost.com reporter @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's records is unconstitutional and illegal in its entirety. The judge was right to block it until a full hearing, at which time he should block it permanently. Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/judge... 0386
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Another outrageous attempt to hide abuses from the press and the public... 012
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 18/01/2026An unconstitutional retaliation against a citizen for exercising First Amendment rights... 020
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Criminalizing the repetition of law itself. Outrageous, obviously. Smacks of the arrest of Russians for the crime of holding up blank signs. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...nytimes.com3 More Lawmakers in Video Say Federal Prosecutors Are Investigating Them 041
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 15/01/2026As to the Privacy Protection Act, the Obama administration got around it by claiming that the reporter was a co-conspirator--the product of narrow exceptions blown open by federal caprice. share.google/HyOgR7i6dX0u...share.googleJustice Department's Overreaching on Leaks Threatens Freedom of the Press | ACLU 131
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Yes, I plan to write something up on this. For a warning about the logical next step in these attacks, I wrote this historical primer on prosecuting journalists last week... matthewschafer.medium.com/trumps-dange...matthewschafer.medium.comTrump’s Dangerous Fiction: “Illegal” JournalismBy labeling critical coverage as “corrupt and illegal,” Trump threatens to use the justice system to settle political scores. 151
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 14/01/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...nytimes.comF.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Material 000
Reposted by Matthew SchaferSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 12/01/2026It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face. If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight. 253145854835
Reposted by Matthew SchaferChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/01/2026No I said don’t tread on *me*. You can get treaded on. 225129001841
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 08/01/2026matthewschafer.medium.com/trumps-dange...matthewschafer.medium.comTrump’s Dangerous Fiction: “Illegal” JournalismBy labeling critical coverage as “corrupt and illegal,” Trump threatens to use the justice system to settle political scores. 010
Matthew Schafer @matthewschafer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026The Constitution does say that only Congress has the power to declare war. The Constitution does not say the President has immunity from criminal prosecution. That's it; that's my rather compelling law review article. 083
Reposted by Matthew SchaferAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12... 2767572291