Protect First Amendment Rights!

To: University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler and Regent Board Chair Dean Johnson

In an attack on First Amendment principles, the University of Minnesota recently urged KSTP-TV to divulge its source on a recent report and announced it will conduct an investigation to determine who leaked information about sexual harassment allegations at the U. The protection of sources is vital in this country and the university’s investigation of leakers can have a chilling effect on confidential sources who provide important information to the media and the public.

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To: To: University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler and Regent Board Chair Dean Johnson
From: [Your Name]

We, the undersigned media employees and supporters of the media, urge the University of Minnesota to halt its investigation of leaks and concentrate its efforts on the issue of sexual harassment.