Dear Friend of Press Freedom,

You’re invited to a special discussion ahead of World Press Freedom Day with Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) on Friday, May 2, about how the Trump administration’s targeting of law firms, nonprofits, and other institutions endangers freedom of the press.

We’ll be joined by:

• Floyd Abrams, legendary First Amendment lawyer

• David Bralow, General counsel for The Intercept

• Kendra Albert, partner at Albert Sellars 

• Seth Stern, Director of advocacy at FPF (moderator)

The Intercept and FPF led a legal brief signed by over 60 press freedom organizations and advocates, including Abrams, opposing President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms. Albert’s firm wrote the brief (as well as a much more succinct statement about the orders).

We’ll talk about why we filed the brief and how Trump’s attacks on law firms harm the independent journalists and nonprofit media outlets that depend on pro bono and reduced-cost legal representation. We’ll also talk about Trump’s alarming efforts to target tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and other institutions that hold his administration to account and interfere with his ability to control the narrative. 

📅 Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
⏰ Time: 1 p.m. EDT / 10 a.m. PDT
📍 Location: Zoom

See you on Friday,

Ryan Rice
Development Coordinator
Freedom of the Press Foundation