The Alex Pretti shooting and the growing strain on the First Amendment

Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Aaron Terr

“The drumbeat of statements from the administration that are openly hostile to basic First Amendment rights should disturb every American. And when Americans see someone shot dead in the street shortly after recording federal agents — and then hear top government officials immediately justify the shooting before any investigation can begin — they will reasonably fear that exercising these rights carries not just legal risk but physical danger.” (01/26/26)

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