Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West’s articles – “The U.S. Supreme Court’s Characterizations of the Press: An Empirical Study” (North Carolina Law Review, 2021) and “Abandoning Press Freedom” (Iowa Law Review, 2026) – were featured by The New York Times regarding court protections for freedom of the press. The article titled “Search of Reporter’s Home Tests Law With Roots in a Campus Paper’s Suit" was written by Adam Liptak and published 1/19/26.