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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.