Pablo Torre shows why we need the PRESS Act

Dear Friend of Press Freedom: Join us at 1 p.m. ET today for a conversation about a recent court victory shutting down deportations of international students based on their speech, and learn what the decision means for journalists and their sources. But first, the government is still prosecuting , investigating , and subpoenaing reporters, even as it uses journalists’ work — like Pablo Torre’s reporting on a massive NBA scandal — to launch investigations. All the more reason we need a federal shield law. Pablo Torre shows why we need the PRESS Act Federal prosecutors recently opened an investigation into allegedly fraudulent payments by the Los Angeles Clippers to star player Kawhi Leonard after Torre reported on the scheme, using information from confidential sources. But as Freedom of t…