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It’s the Senate’s last chance to pass the PRESS Act

The PRESS Act, which would protect a journalist's sources, gained unanimous bipartisan support when passed by the House in January.

The bill also grants other protections, such as limiting what records the government can secretly take from journalists or their email or phone provider that could identify their sources — again, with a narrow set of exceptions for emergency threats. We also increasingly consume our news from independent journalists and smaller outlets, which might not have the legal resources to fight a government subpoena for their records. The ACLU has a simple web form that you can use to send a note to your senators, or you can call or email them directly to ask them to vote for the PRESS Act.

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