Judge in Oregon Limits Federal Officers’ Tear Gas Use at Portland ICE Building Protests

The lawsuit argues that federal officers’ use of such munitions is a retaliation against protesters that chills their First Amendment rights.

Judge Weighs New York Times Bid To Block Policy Limiting Journalists’ Access to Pentagon

The Times sued the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in December, claiming the credentialing policy violates the journalists’ constitutional rights to free speech and due process.

Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration’s Actions To Dismantle Voice of America Are Illegal

Voice of America is operating with a skeleton staff in only a handful of languages after Kari Lake terminated contracts and laid off most of its employees.

Federal Judge Blocks Florida Governor’s Foreign Terrorist Label of Muslim Groups

The judge wrote in his preliminary injunction that the First Amendment bars the governor from continuing the troubling trend of using an executive office to make a political statement at the expense of others’ constitutional rights.

Colorado Governor Signals Willingness To Release Tina Peters From Prison Amid Trump Pressure

Peters has not expressed remorse for her actions, instead defending them as necessary to investigate possible fraud.

After Abandoning Law Firm Executive Orders, Trump Administration Reverses Course and Pursues Fight

Judges who received challenges to the executive orders from targeted firms uniformly ruled against the government, prompting an appeal from the Justice Department.

Appeals Court Clears Way for Texas Drag Ban To Take Effect in March

Critics of the ban have previously raised concerns that Republican lawmakers were portraying all drag performances as inherently sexual or obscene.

Family of UN Human Rights Investigator Sues Trump Administration Over Sanctions for Israel Criticism

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, claims the Trump administration's sanctions violate the First Amendment.