BBC Asks US Court To Dismiss Trump’s $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit

Trump filed a lawsuit in December over the way a BBC documentary edited a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021.

A Media-Rating Company Says a Trump Agency Is Threatening Its Livelihood

The FTC accuses the company of trying to suppress conservative speech. NewsGuard says it is being forced to kneel before vindictive power.

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.

Judge Bars Government From ‘Wholesale’ Search of Washington Post Reporter’s Seized Devices

The judge said he balanced the need to protect the reporter's free speech rights with the government’s duty to safeguard top secret national security information.

Judge Weighs Washington Post’s Demand for Government To Return Devices Seized From Reporter’s Home

The Post says much of the seized material is exempt from government review under the Privacy Protection Act because the reporter isn’t a target of the investigation.

Journalist Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty to Civil Rights Charges in Minnesota Church Protest

The veteran journalist vowed to fight what he called “baseless charges” and protect his free speech rights.

Washington Post Cuts a Third of Its Staff in a Blow to a Legendary News Brand

The Post’s executive editor, Matt Murray, called the move painful but necessary to put the outlet on stronger footing and to weather changes in technology and user habits.