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Attacks on the Press
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Trump Campaign Manager Sues the Daily Beast Over Stories on How Much He Earned

The Daily Beast said the lawsuit “is meritless and a transparent attempt to intimidate the Beast and silence the independent press.”

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A Look at ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’ As Tensions Spike Between Trump and Journalists

A federal judge hearing the case this week observed that it seemed an obvious constitutional problem, calling Trump’s actions “pretty clearly viewpoint discrimination.”

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Mississippi Judge Vacates Her Order That a Newspaper Remove Its Editorial

The judge’s order had been widely condemned by free speech and press freedom advocates as a clear violation of the paper’s First Amendment rights.

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The White House Says It ‘Will Determine’ Which News Outlets Cover Trump

The move represented an unprecedented seizing of control over coverage of the American presidency by any administration.

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Judge Rejects Immediately Restoring AP’s Access to White House but Urges Government To Reconsider

With no ruling made, the White House is free to continue barring the AP from the Oval Office and beyond.

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Mississippi City Drops Lawsuit Over Newspaper Editorial That Judge Ordered Removed

The judge in the case must still dismiss her order that the editorial be removed from the paper’s website, which the city also asked her to do.

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AP Sues 3 Trump Administration Officials, Citing Freedom of Speech

The AP says its case is about an unconstitutional effort by the White House to control speech — in this case refusing to change its style from the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”

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Mississippi Judge Ordered Newspaper To Remove Editorial, Outraging Press Advocates

The city’s lawsuit called the Clarksdale Press Register's editorial libelous and said it “chilled and hindered” the city’s efforts to lobby for the tax with state legislators.

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