Voice of America Wins in Court, for Now, as Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Firing Staff
The judge described Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the international news service, calling the move a “classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision making.”
The AP and the Trump Administration Are Due Back in Court in Their Fight Over White House Access
The AP has sued Trump’s team for punishing a news organization for using speech that it doesn’t like.
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.”
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.