Introducing The SLAPP Back Initiative
First Amendment Watch is building the first national database of alleged SLAPPs — strategic lawsuits against public participation — potentially meritless or malicious legal actions that can financially cripple and ultimately silence critical voices.
Hegseth Censures Sen. Kelly After Democrats’ Video Urging Troops To Resist Unlawful Orders
Investigating and now punishing a sitting U.S. senator is an extraordinary move for the Pentagon, which until President Donald Trump’s second term had usually gone out of its way to act and appear apolitical.
Trump Administration Thanks the Media for Keeping Quiet Before the Strike That Captured Maduro
Decisions on whether to report information that could put lives or a mission in danger often involve high-level discussions between editors and government officials.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes Itself Out of Existence
CPB had been winding down since Congress acted last summer to defund its operations at the encouragement of President Donald Trump.
Trump Administration Will Appeal Judge’s Order Reversing Federal Funding Cuts at Harvard
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled in September that the Trump administration’s sweeping funding cuts violated Harvard’s First Amendment rights.
Supreme Court Sides With Immigration Judges in Speech Case for Now, Rebuffing Trump Administration
The decision is a technical step in a long-running case, but it touches on the effects of a series of high-profile firings under President Donald Trump.