College Journalists Wrestle With Transparency as Students Fear Deportation for Speaking Out
Student journalists are being asked to remove previously published content amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on student protesters and what critics have described as unprecedented attacks on campus speech.
Justice Department Says It Will Resume Practice of Obtaining Reporters’ Records in Leak Inquiries
New regulations rescind a Biden administration policy that protected journalists from having their phone records secretly seized during leak investigations.
Elon Musk’s X Sues To Overturn Minnesota Political Deepfakes Ban
X said it’s the only social media platform challenging the Minnesota law, and that it has also challenged other laws it considers infringements of free speech.
Iowa Governor Sues the Des Moines Register To Stop Request of Emails She Claims Are Protected
A Register reporter submitted a records request in February to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office, according to the complaint.
Judge Blocks Trump Push To Cut Funding to Public Schools Over Diversity Programs
The judge said there is reason to believe the department’s actions amount to a violation of teachers’ free speech rights.
Head of NAACP Disinvited From Speaking to Texas State Bar Over Suit Against Trump Administration
At issue is a lawsuit the NAACP and other civil rights and education groups filed in March against President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department.