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Press Access
Trump arrives in West Palm Beach, Florida

White House Correspondents Protest Lack of Wire Reporters on Air Force One

No reporters from The AP, Bloomberg or Reuters were on the plane, where presidents often take questions from traveling members of the press.

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AP and Others Challenge an Indiana Law Barring Reporters From Witnessing Executions

The AP aims to attend every execution in the U.S. to provide an accurate and unconstrained description for taxpayers.

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Federal Judge Says Idaho Must Let Execution Witnesses Watch as Lethal Drugs Are Prepped and Pushed

The judge ordered the Idaho Department of Correction to provide the audio and visual access for any executions that occur while a First Amendment lawsuit from a coalition of news organizations moves forward in court.

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Iowa Governor Sues Des Moines Register To Stop Request of ‘Confidential’ Emails

A Register reporter submitted a records request in February to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office, according to the complaint, but she claims they are protected.

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Protests continue at Columbia University in New York during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas

College Journalists Wrestle With Transparency as Students Fear Deportation for Speaking Out

Students are being asked to remove previously published content amid what critics have described as unprecedented attacks on campus speech.

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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to unveil actions against Maine amid fight over transgender rights, in Washington, D.C.

Justice Department to Resume Practice of Obtaining Reporters’ Records in Leak Inquiries

New regulations rescind a Biden administration policy that protected journalists from having their phone records secretly seized during leak investigations.

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Judge Will Not Take Further Steps to Enforce Order in AP Case Against Trump Administration

The case, which has significant free-speech implications under the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, centers on the government blocking AP’s access to cover events.

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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.

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