Seth Stern

Fighting back is about journalists’ rights, but also the rights of all those who depend on a free press to stay informed. The current political climate is no time to sit back, writes the advocacy director for Freedom of the Press Foundation.

As chairmanof the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Durbin can “hotline” legislation that would bar the government from seizing records from journalists or their phone and internet providers except in a few emergency situations.