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General view of the Pentagon where at least 30 news organizations refused to sign a new access policy in Washington

Judge Sides With New York Times in Challenge to Policy Limiting Reporters’ Access to Pentagon

Times attorneys claim the policy is designed to silence unfavorable press coverage of President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Supreme Court Revives Suit From Evangelical Christian Challenging Restrictions on Demonstrations

Gabriel Olivier’s lawyers said he was demonstrating peacefully when he was arrested for refusing to move to a designated “protest zone.”

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Harvard University sits in Cambridge

Trump Administration Sues Harvard, Saying It Violated Civil Rights Law and Seeking To Recover Funds

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, is another missive in a protracted battle between the administration of President Donald Trump and the elite university.

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Wyoming Remains One of 10 States Without a Law To Prevent Lawsuits Intended To Silence Free Speech

A bill to curb strategic lawsuits against public participation died this session, but these so-called SLAPPs are a likely interim topic.

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Spanish-Language Reporter in Tennessee Is Released From Immigration Detention on Bond

Several press associations have put forth their own legal brief, warning of potential pitfalls from arresting reporters who are not U.S. citizens.

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SINGER AFROMAN ARRIVES AT 44TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS.

Rapper Afroman Wins Lawsuit Against Police Over Mocking Their 2022 Raid in Viral Music Videos

The case tested the limits of parody and the license artists can take in social commentary directed at public figures. The deputies, collectively, sought nearly $4 million in damages.

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College Republicans Sue University of Florida’s President Over Deactivation of Its Chapter

The deactivation wasn’t based on any university policy or rule, and it was only based on a member’s expression of a viewpoint “which was alleged to be antisemitic,” the lawsuit said.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting at the White House

Trump Team Applying Pressure to Media: Tell the War’s Story the Way We See It

All presidential administrations tangle with the press; it’s the natural byproduct of journalists’ watchdog roles in a democratic society.

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