Federal Judge Rules White House Cannot Bar Associated Press Journalists

A federal judge ordered the White House to restore The AP's full access, affirming on First Amendment grounds that the government cannot punish the organization for its speech.

Georgia Republicans Push Bill To Limit Public Access to Lawmaker and Police Records

Lawmakers are mostly exempt from the state’s Open Records Act, but even fewer records would be available to the public under the bill.

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.

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.”

Trump: AP’s White House Access Will Be Curtailed Until It Adopts ‘Gulf of America’

It was the first time the president himself had commented on the issue since the White House began not allowing AP to cover several of his events last week.

AP Reporter, Photographer Barred From Air Force One Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Dispute

Journalists consider the administration’s move a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment — a governmental attempt to dictate what a news company publishes under threat of retribution.

White House Says It Has the Right To Punish AP Reporters Over Gulf Naming Dispute

The White House’s attempt at regulating language used by independent media mark a sharp escalation in Trump’s fraught dealings with news organizations.

The Relationship Between the White House and Its Press Corps Can Be Contentious

This week, the White House barred Associated Press journalists from three media appearances by President Donald Trump — two of them in the Oval Office itself.