At first blush, Congressional legislation to reform the federal Freedom of Information Act and create a new "Anti-SLAPP" law don't have much in common. But they do.

AAN welcomes the introduction of the “Speak Free Act,” a bill which brings Anti-SLAPP protection to those who have previously done without.

AAN and 28 other media organizations filed an amicus brief in support of an appeal of the denial of access to information from the Eric Garner grand jury investigation in Long Island, N.Y.

The letter expressly does not take a position on the USA Patriot Act as a whole; it simply says that Congress should not extend in another blanket extension of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act.

The SAVE Act version that passed the U.S. Senate and is likely to become law pending House approval isn't nearly as bad as it could have been.

Contact your Senator today and ask him or her to oppose the latest version of the SAVE Act.

AAN has joined an amicus brief drafted by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in the case of Merrill v. Holder, a challenge to a non-disclosure agreement contained in a National Security Letter issued by the FBI to Nick Merrill.

A draft bill says that any website which hosts an online ad with knowledge or reckless disregard for the fact that the ad is for a commercial sex act with a minor can be fined and/or jailed for up to 10 years.