Sep 18 Watch 2:48 Trump says he's banning 3 outlets from White House in his latest attack on press freedom By Liz Landers, Matt Loffman, Kayan Taraporevala President Donald Trump says he is banning three major news outlets, CNN, MS NOW and Politico, from the White House due to what he called "unfavorable coverage." Trump didn't provide details on how the ban would be implemented, but warned… Continue watching
Sep 18 WATCH: Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatened that more such media prohibitions could be coming. Continue reading
Aug 31 Treasury Department blocks certain journalists from covering G20 meeting By Ben Finley, Associated Press The New York Times said in a statement that denying American journalists access to an event in the U.S. is “not just another disturbing effort by the administration to undermine independent journalism, but a blatant attempt to evade public scrutiny.”… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 6:11 ABC says FCC waging a retaliatory campaign violating free speech rights By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins ABC sued the FCC, arguing the agency is waging a retaliatory campaign of censorship against the broadcast network, violating its right to free speech. ABC says the commission has wielded its regulatory power to punish and pressure the company through… Continue watching
Aug 18 ABC sues FCC over challenge to broadcast licenses By Jocelyn Noveck, Mike Catalini, Associated Press ABC has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission, alleging violation of its First Amendment rights. Continue reading
May 08 Judge finds Trump's DOGE-led cancellation of humanities grants unconstitutional By Dave Collins, Associated Press The Trump administration's cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge ruled on… Continue reading
Apr 29 Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising 1st Amendment fears about state investigation By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The high court's unanimous ruling is a procedural victory for First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, which is challenging a New Jersey investigation of its practices. Continue reading
Mar 31 Supreme Court rules against Colorado's ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ kids By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law banning talk therapy violates the First Amendment. Continue reading
Mar 30 New York Times says Pentagon is ignoring court order on press access By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A New York Times attorney claims the Pentagon has flouted a court order blocking it from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Defense Department’s headquarters. Continue reading
Mar 23 Supreme Court rejects appeal from online citizen journalist over her arrest in Texas By Associated Press The justices left in place a divided federal appeals court ruling that found journalist Priscilla Villarreal, known online as La Gordiloca, could not sue police officers and other officials over her arrest for seeking and obtaining nonpublic information from police. Continue reading