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Press Access
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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press pool white house

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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The White House

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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Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia

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.

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U.S. President Trump signs Laken Riley act, in Washington

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.

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U.S. President Trump signs Laken Riley act, in Washington

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.”

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U.S. President Donald Trump at the Oval Office in Washington

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.

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Trump arrives in West Palm Beach, Florida

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.

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